an 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） CultureNew England is known for its beautiful small towns which are popular with visitors, especially in the autumn. New Englanders, a large number of whom have Irish ancestors, are often called the real Yankees. The English explorer Captain John Smith named the area in 1614, and the American Revolution began there.