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New England

ˌNew ˈEngland  the states of the northeastern US: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. It is called New England because it was the first part of the US where people from England, including the Pilgrim Fathers, began to settle in the 17th century.
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New England
ˌNew ˈEngland
the states of the northeastern US: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. It is called New England because it was the first part of the US where people from England, including the Pilgrim Fathers, began to settle in the 17th century.


New EnglandBrE /ˌnjuː ˈɪŋɡlənd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnuː ˈɪŋɡlənd/ 🔊 nounan area in the north-eastern US that includes the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut 新英格兰(包括缅因、新罕布什尔、佛蒙特、马萨诸塞、罗得岛、康涅狄格诸州的美国东北部地区)