English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 141 of 488

New Caledonianadj

Of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia (any sense), its people or language.

New Caledonian crownoun

Corvus moneduloides, a medium-sized crow, native to New Caledonia.

New Castle Countyname

One of 3 counties in Delaware, United States. Seat: Wilmington.

New Chichestername

A former town in Pennsylvania, British North America, now divided into Upper and Lower Chichester.

new chumnoun

A newly arrived convict.

New Cold Warname

Synonym of Cold War II.

New Comic Book Dayname

The day of the week on which new comic books go on sale (conventionally Wednesday).

New Connecticutname

Synonym of Connecticut Western Reserve.

New Cordellname

A city, the county seat of Washita County, Oklahoma, United States.

new country projectnoun

A micronation that has a serious intention of being internationally recognised.

New Criticismname

A movement in literary theory that dominated American literary criticism in the middle of the 20th century, emphasizing close reading, particularly of poetry, to discover how a work functions as a self-contained, self-referential aesthetic object.

New Crossname

A place in England:

new dawnnoun

A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.

New Dealname

A series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938 in response to the Great Depression, focusing on relief, recovery, and reform.

New Dealernoun

A proponent of the New Deal.

New Dealismnoun

The politics associated with the New Deal, a series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938 in response to the Great Depression, focusing on relief, recovery, and reform.

New Delhiname

The capital city of India, located in the national capital territory of Delhi.

New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1noun

An enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.

New Edinburghname

The capital of the short-lived Scottish colony of New Caledonia (1698–1700), now Sukunya, a.k.a. Puerto Escocés (Spanish for “Port Scotland”).

New Elthamname

A suburb in the borough of Greenwich and borough of Bexley, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4472).

New Empirename

Synonym of New Kingdom.

New Englandname

A geographic region of the northeastern United States, consisting of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

New England baked beansnoun

A comfort food dish that originated in the New England region of the United States.

New Englandernoun

A person from New England

New Englandishadj

Synonym of New Englandy.

New Englandismnoun

A word or phrase characteristic of New England.

New Englandlyadj

Synonym of New Englandy.

New Englandressnoun

A female New Englander.

New Englandyadj

Similar to or reminiscent of New England.

New Englishnoun

A variety of English that has come into being in a region where English was a former colonial language or is a foreign language.

New Englishwomannoun

A female inhabitant of New England.

New Evename

Synonym of Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).

New Foresternoun

A New Forest pony.

New Francename

A group of former French colonies in North America, existing from 1534 to 1763 in much of modern eastern Canada and the United States.

New French Extremityname

A transgressive group of films by French directors at the turn of the 21st century, having themes of sex, violence, and mental derangement.

New Frontiername

A series of programs launched by President John F. Kennedy.

new game plusnoun

The option to play again through a previously completed game, carrying over characters, attributes, or equipment from the previous play session.

New Ghentname

A neighbourhood of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium.

New Glasgowname

A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.

New Granadaname

A historical province in colonial South America corresponding to present-day Colombia and Ecuador.

new guardnoun

A person who is more willing to accept new ideas than their peers are.

New Guineaname

A large island in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia, in Oceania, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east.

New Guineanadj

Of or pertaining to New Guinea.

New Guinean ratnoun

A rat of the species Rattus novaeguineae.

New Hampshirename

A state of the United States.

New Hampshiritenoun

A native or resident of the state of New Hampshire in the United States of America.

New Hanovername

An island of the Bismarck Archipelago in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.

New Hanover Countyname

One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Wilmington.

New Haven Countyname

One of 8 counties in Connecticut, United States. There is now no county seat or government; the city of New Haven was the county seat until 1960.

New Hebrideanadj

Of or pertaining to the New Hebrides.

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