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old-world
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Princeton's WordNet
Old Worldadjective
the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
old-worldadjective
characteristic of former times especially in Europe
"an old-world cottage"
GCIDE
old-worldadjective
(Biology) Native to the Old World; not found in the Americas; as, old-world monkeys.
Wiktionary
old-worldadjective
Of, or relating to the ancient world or former times
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old-world
Old-world refers to the regions of the world including Europe, Asia, and Africa, that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas. It is also used to describe something as being traditional, ancient, or having characteristics of earlier times, often associated with charm, history, or antiquity.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of old-world in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of old-world in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of old-world in a Sentence
Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.
The political climate has changed, that's hurt cotton's standing, the old world doesn't exist. That's gone with the wind.
There's kind of a war brewing between the old world and the new world, the Internet has kind of been a nuclear warhead on a lot of businesses and a lot of industries. ... The Internet's kind of bizarre to be thrown in the middle of The Internet. I'm literally just a fan making a fan video.
We're still thinking about migration with a vision that's maybe 20 years old at this point. We're not -- as the public or even as policymakers -- catching up fully, the ground has shifted beneath our feet, and we're still operating as if it's the old world.
Old World meets the New World kind of thing.
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