New English
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of New English
An Americanism dating back to 1625–35
Example Sentences
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The book banned then was New English Canaan.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2025
According to Harvard University’s Gutman Library, the government of Quincy, Massachusetts in 1637 banned Thomas Morton’s “The New English Canaan” for apostasy in criticizing Puritan customs and exercise of power.
From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2023
In 1637, a man named Thomas Morton published a book titled "New English Canaan."
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2021
New English voices are also being launched in India and the UK.
From The Verge • Sep. 18, 2019
It is partly due to this early meaning that the derivation from the root of “brood” has been usually accepted; this the New English Dictionary regards as “inadmissible.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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