The Old World consists of Africa, Europe, and Asia, regarded collectively as the part of the world known to Europeans before contact with the Americas. It is used in the context of, and contrast with, the New World (Americas).
近义、反义、联想词
近义词
n.
region
adj.
nonmodern, Old World
反义词
n.
modern
英英词典
old world n.
the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
old world adj.
of or relating to the Old World (especially Europe)