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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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Notes
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 England·er noun
- New England·ish adjective
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