OLD WORLD

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Old World mean? 

• OLD WORLD (noun)
  The noun OLD WORLD has 1 sense:

1. the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas

  Familiarity information: OLD WORLD used as a noun is very rare.

• OLD WORLD (adjective)
  The adjective OLD WORLD has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the Old World (especially Europe)

  Familiarity information: OLD WORLD used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OLD WORLD (noun)

Meaning:

The regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

region (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth)

Holonyms ("Old World" is a part of...):

eastern hemisphere; orient (the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia)

• OLD WORLD (adjective)

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Old World (especially Europe)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context examples:

Old World hawks / Old World monkeys

Pertainym:

Old World (the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas)