Old World

See also: old-world

English

Proper noun

the Old World

The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe and the Near East.
The known world before the discovery of the Americas.

Antonyms

New World

Derived terms

Old World monkey

Related terms

old-world (adj)

Translations

The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe and the Near East

Arabic: اَلْعَالَم اَلْقَدِيم‎‎ (al-ʿālam al-qadīm)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 舊大陸 (zh), 旧大陆 (zh) (Jiù Dàlù), 舊世界, 旧世界 (Jiù Shìjiè)
Czech: Starý svět m
Finnish: Vanha Maailma
French: Ancien Monde (fr) m, Vieux Monde m
Galician: Vello Mundo m
Georgian: ძველი სამყარო (ʒveli samq̇aro), ძველი მსოფლიო (ʒveli msoplio)
German: Alte Welt (de) f

Italian: Vecchio mondo m
Japanese: 旧世界 (きゅうせかい, Kyūsekai)
Korean: 구세계 (ko) (Gusegye) (舊世界 (ko))
Polish: Stary Świat m
Portuguese: Velho Mundo (pt) m
Russian: Ста́рый Свет m (Stáryj Svet)
Spanish: Viejo Mundo m
Vietnamese: Cựu Thế giới (舊世界)

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