Old World
Old World
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World English Dictionary
| Old World | |
| —n | |
| that part of the world that was known before the discovery of the Americas, comprising Europe, Asia, and Africa; the eastern hemisphere | |
| old-world | |
| —adj | |
| of or characteristic of former times, esp, in Europe, quaint or traditional | |
| old-'worldly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
Old World
of or pertaining to Eurasia and Africa, as opposed to the Americas, 1877.
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