New
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Adjective [edit]
New (not comparable)
- In place names, a prefix added to the name of a newly established place, intended to convey that the newly established place will share some characteristic of an older place for which the new place is named.
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- New Amsterdam, from Amsterdam
- New Bedford, from Bedford
- New Britain, from Britain
- New Brunswick, from Brunswick
- New Caledonia, from Caledonia
- New England, from England
- New Guinea, from Guinea
- New Jersey, from Jersey
- New Mexico, from Mexico
- New Orleans, from Orleans
- New South Wales, from South Wales
- New York, from York
- New Hampshire, from Hampshire
- New Zealand, from Zealand
