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Old World en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia.
2. The known world before the discovery of the Americas.
   • Over the mind of the tourist, visiting the Old World for the first time,—countries where have transpired thrilling events recorded in history, what an immensity of thought and feeling sweeps! 1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds:
   • When our Founding Fathers broke with the old world, America indeed was an experiment, and history has shown that such experiments were tried on few occasions but previously failed. 2021-2022 Winter, James R. Poplar III, “America: The Great Experiment in Human Governance”, in SAR Magazine, volume 116, number 3, Louisville, KY: Sons of the American Revolution, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19, column 1:

Forms

Antonyms

New World

Deriveds

Old World ROM · Old World screwworm · Old World rat · Old World monkey · Old World oriole · Old World vulture · Old World mouse · Old World sparrow · Old World quail · Old World porcupine

Relateds

old-world

Translations (64)

sv gamla världen (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ja 旧世界 (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ru Ста́рый Свет (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ur قَدِیمِ دُنِیا (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · id Dunia Lama (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · da den gamle verden (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · fa-cls جَهَانِ قَدِیم (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · fi vanha manner (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · az Köhnə dünya (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · fa-ira جَهانِ قَدیم (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · sh Stari svijet (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · hi पूर्वजगत (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · tr Eski Dünya (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ko 구세계 (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ota اَسكی دُنیا (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · de Alte Welt (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · pt Velho Mundo (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · sk Starý svet (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · cmn 舊大陸 /旧大陆 (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · es Antiguo Continente (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ko 구대륙 (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · es Viejo Mundo (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · gl Vello Mundo (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · uz Eski dunyo (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ka ძველი მსოფლიო (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · es Viejo Continente (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · fr Vieux Monde (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ms Dunia Lama (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · es Mundo Antiguo (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · cs Starý svět (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · vi Cựu Thế giới (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · kk Ескі Дүние (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ro Lumea Veche (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · lt Senasis pasaulis (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · bn কদিম জাহান (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · lv Vecā pasaule (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · el Παλαιός Κόσμος (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · sh Stari svet (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · bg Стар свят (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · fr Ancien Monde (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · cy yr Hen Fyd (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ka ძველი სამყარო (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · sh Стари свет (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · hy հին աշխարհ (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · kw Bys Koth (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · it Vecchio mondo (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ja 旧大陸 (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · nb den gamle verden (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · tl Lumang Daigdig (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · et Vana Maailm (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · sh Стари свијет (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · mk Стар Свет (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ky Эски Дүйнө (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · be Стары́ Сьвет (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · th โลกเก่า (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · uk Стари́й Світ (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · sl Stari svet (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · cmn 舊世界 /旧世界 (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · pl Stary Świat (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · be Стары́ Свет (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · fi vanha maailma (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · tg Дунёи қадим (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · ar الْعَالَم الْقَدِيم (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) · nl Oude Wereld (the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia)