Old World

See also: old-world

English

Proper noun

the Old World

1. The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia.
2. 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, Africa and Asia

• Arabic: اَلْعَالَم اَلْقَدِيم (al-ʕālam al-qadīm)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 舊大陸／旧大陆 (zh) (Jiùdàlù), 旧大陆 (zh) (Jiù Dàlù), 舊世界／旧世界 (jiùshìjiè), 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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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 (pl) m
• Portuguese: Velho Mundo (pt) m
• Russian: Ста́рый Свет m (Stáryj Svet)
• Spanish: Mundo Antiguo m
• Vietnamese: Cựu Thế giới (舊世界)

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