Old World

The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans, Asians, and Africans in the 15th century before the voyages of Christopher Columbus; it includes Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively known as Africa-Eurasia), plus surrounding islands. The term is in distinction from the New World, meaning the Americas and Australasia.
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Noun
1. the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
(hypernym) region
(part-holonym) eastern hemisphere, orient
Adjective
1. of or relating to the Old World (especially Europe); "Old World hawks"; "Old World monkeys"
(pertainym) Old World

Adjective
1. characteristic of former times especially in Europe; "an old-world cottage"
(similar) nonmodern

Synonyms and related words:
Gothic, Victorian, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, ceremonious, chivalric, chivalrous, classical, courtly, formal, fossil, fossilized, gallant, grown old, knightly, medieval, mid-Victorian, of other times, old-fashioned, petrified, superannuated
  

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