Usually means: Pertaining to Europe, Asia, Africa.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word old-world:

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  1. old-world: Merriam-Webster
  2. old-world: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. old-world: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. old-world, old-world: Collins English Dictionary
  5. old-world: Vocabulary.com
  6. Old-World: Wordnik
  7. old-world: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. old-world: Wiktionary
  9. old-world: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. old-world: Dictionary.com
  11. old-world: Rhymezone
  12. old-world: FreeDictionary.org
  13. old-world: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. old-world: TheFreeDictionary.com
  15. Old-world, old-world: Wordnik

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  1. old-world: Encyclopedia

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  1. old-world: Medical dictionary

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▸ adjective:  Of, or relating to the ancient world or former times

Similar:
nonmodern, Olden, olde worlde, ancient, old-time, antique, antiquous, antiquary, antiquitous, archaic, more...

Opposite:
modern, contemporary, new-age

Types:
medieval, gothic, renaissance, baroque, more...

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Similar:
nonmodern, Olden, olde worlde, ancient, old-time, antique, antiquous, antiquary, antiquitous, archaic, more...

Opposite:
modern, contemporary, new-age

Types:
medieval, gothic, renaissance, baroque, more...



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