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Old World

old·world

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adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to the Old World (especially Europe)

  • “Old World hawks”
  • “Old World monkeys”
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2.

characteristic of former times especially in Europe

  • “an old-world cottage”
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noun

1.

the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas

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