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Newf.
newfangled
Newfie
newfound
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland, Island of
Newfoundland Standard Time
newground
Newhaven
newly
newly competitive service
newly industrializing country
newly industrializing economy
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Newmarket (1)
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newground
new·ground [ n gròwnd ]


noun 
Definition:
 
South Atlantic U.S. land cleared for cultivation: land that has been recently cleared and prepared for the cultivation of crops

Regional History

Also called new land, the term newground is mainly found in the Central and South Atlantic and the Gulf states, with scattered instances of usage to the north and west.
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