New England

noun

an area in the NE United States, including the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England

noun

the NE part of the US, consisting of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut: settled originally chiefly by Puritans in the mid-17th century
a region in SE Australia, in the northern tablelands of New South Wales

New England

Region in the northeastern United States that includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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The region is thought to have been named by Captain John Smith for its resemblance to the English coast.

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Other Word Forms

New Englander noun
New Englandish adjective

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The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed after five years:

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Alys Tanner has been condemned as a witch in 18th century New England and escapes to captain an all-female crew of sorcerers.

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The New York Jets, minus Aaron Rodgers, and New England Patriots won’t get as many prime-time appearances as they once did.

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The town they grow roots in is ironically named; from the omniscient narrator’s vantage point, New England’s beauty is in stark contrast to the community’s poverty and desperation.

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The findings, presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Malaga and in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed:

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