Definitions for old world
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Old′ World′(n.)
Europe, Asia, and Africa. Europe.
Category: Geography (places)
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Eastern Hemisphere (def. 1). 1
old′-world′(adj.)
of or pertaining to the ancient world or to a former period of history.
of or pertaining to the Old World.
Origin of old-world:
1705–15
old′-world′ly(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
Old World(adj)
the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
old-world(adj)
characteristic of former times especially in Europe
"an old-world cottage"
Wiktionary
Old World(ProperNoun)
The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe and the Near East.
Old World(ProperNoun)
The known world before the discovery of the Americas.
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