What does the term "New World" refer to?

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TmQ379
May 19, 2018

The "New World" refers to the landmasses in the Western Hemisphere of Earth, including North and South America and nearby islands

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It is the "New" world because European explorers at the time were expecting different areas in their colonization, and instead found the Americas, which were unknown to them

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