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old-world

  [ohld-wurld]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the ancient world or to a former period of history.
2. of or pertaining to the Old World: old-world customs.
3. characteristic of the Old World; quaint; traditional.
Origin:
1705–15

Related forms:
old-worldly, adjective
old-world⋅li⋅ness, noun
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Old World  
The Eastern Hemisphere. The term is often used to refer specifically to Europe.
Old'-World' (ōld'wûrld') adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Old World

The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, as opposed to the New World — the Americas.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

Old World  (adj.)
of or pertaining to Eurasia and Africa, as opposed to the Americas, 1877.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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