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  • 11old-world — old ,world adjective an old world quality or place is old fashioned in a pleasant and attractive way …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 12Old World — n. The combined territories of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The Eastern Hemisphere, as distinguished from The Americas, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. [PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13Old World — Old World1 adj. designating or of a group of animals or plants native to the Eastern Hemisphere, esp. Eurasia and Africa Old World2 n. the Eastern Hemisphere; Europe, Asia, and Africa: often used specifically with reference to European culture,… …

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  • 14Old World — ► NOUN ▪ Europe, Asia, and Africa, regarded collectively as the part of the world known before the discovery of the Americas …

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  • 15old-world — index outdated, outmoded Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16Old World — (adj.) of or pertaining to Eurasia and Africa, as opposed to the Americas, 1877 …

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  • 17Old World — Old′ World′ n. 1) geg a) Europe, Asia, and Africa b) geg Europe 2) geg Eastern Hemisphere 1) …

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  • 18Old World — noun the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas • Instance Hypernyms: ↑region • Part Holonyms: ↑eastern hemisphere, ↑orient * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized O&W : e …

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  • 19Old World — For other uses, see Old World (disambiguation). Map of the Old World (the Ptolemy world map in a 15th century copy) The Old World consists of those parts of the world known to classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages. It is used in the… …

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  • 20old-world — adjective Date: 1830 of, relating to, or characteristic of the Old World; especially having the charm or picturesque qualities of the Old World < narrow old world streets > …

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