List of placenames containing the word new
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This is a list of place names containing the word "new", whether in English or other languages.
- Countries
- New Zealand (after Zealand)
- Papau New Guinea (after Guinea)
- Administrative divisions
- Australia
- New South Wales (after South Wales)
- Canada
- New Brunswick (after Brunswick, English name for the German city of Braunschweig)
- Nova Scotia (New Scotland)
- France
- New Caledonia (after Caledonia, Roman name for Scotland)
- Mexico
- Nuevo León (New Leon, after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León)
- United States
- New Hampshire (after Hampshire, English county)
- New Jersey (after Jersey, main island of the Channel Isles)
- New Mexico (after Mexico)
- New York (after York, English city; previously New Amsterdam)
- Former countries
- New Hebrides, now Vanuatu (after the Hebrides, islands of Scotland)
- Former colonies
- Dutch
- New Holland (after Holland)
- New Netherlands (after the Netherlands)
- French
- New France (after France)
- Spanish
- New Granada (after the city and province of Granada)
- New Spain (after Spain)
- Nueva Galicia (New Galicia)
- Nueva Vizcaya (New Biscay)
- Nuevo Santander (New Santander)
- Nueva Extremadura (New Extremadura)
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