
Meaning of OLD WORLD
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- [n] the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
- [adj] characteristic of former times especially in Europe; "an old-world cottage"
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| | See Also: | | eastern hemisphere, orient, region | |
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| | Related Terms: | | antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, ceremonious, chivalric, chivalrous, classical, courtly, formal, fossil, fossilized, gallant, Gothic, grown old, knightly, medieval, mid-Victorian, of other times, old-fashioned, petrified, superannuated, Victorian |
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