Old World

proper noun

The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia.

Opposite
New World
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Meanings

proper nounthe Old World
  1. The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia.

    Antonyms: New World

  2. The known world before the discovery of the Americas.

    When our Founding Fathers broke with the old world, America indeed was an experiment, and history has shown that such experiments were tried on few occasions but previously failed.

    2021-2022 Winter, James R. Poplar III, “America: The Great Experiment in Human Governance”, in SAR Magazine, volume 116, number 3, Louisville, KY: Sons of the American Revolution, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19, column 1
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    Over the mind of the tourist, visiting the Old World for the first time,—countries where have transpired thrilling events recorded in history, what an immensity of thought and feeling sweeps!

    1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia.

Opposite
New World

Translations

Arabic الْعَالَم الْقَدِيم
  • الْعَالَم الْقَدِيم (al-ʕālam al-qadīm)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Bengali কদিম জাহান
  • কদিম জাহান (kodim jahan)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Bulgarian Стар свят
  • Стар святthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Chinese Mandarin 舊大陸 /旧大陆, 舊世界 /旧世界
  • 舊大陸 /旧大陆 (Jiù Dàlù)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
  • 舊世界 /旧世界 (Jiù Shìjiè)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Czech Starý svět
  • Starý světthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Danish den gamle verden
  • den gamle verdenthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Dutch Oude Wereld
  • Oude Wereldthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Estonian Vana Maailm
  • Vana Maailmthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Finnish vanha manner, vanha maailma
  • vanha mannerthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
  • vanha maailmathe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
French Ancien Monde, Vieux Monde
  • Ancien Mondethe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
  • Vieux Mondethe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
German Alte Welt
  • Alte Weltthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Greek Παλαιός Κόσμος
  • Παλαιός Κόσμος (Palaiós Kósmos)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Hindi पूर्वजगत
  • पूर्वजगत (pūrvjagat)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Indonesian Dunia Lama
  • Dunia Lamathe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Italian Vecchio mondo
  • Vecchio mondothe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Japanese 旧世界, 旧大陸
  • 旧世界 (Kyūsekai)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
  • 旧大陸 (Kyūtairiku)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Korean 구세계, 구대륙
  • 구세계 (Gusegye)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
  • 구대륙 (Gudaeryuk)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Latvian Vecā pasaule
  • Vecā pasaulethe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Lithuanian Senasis pasaulis
  • Senasis pasaulisthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Malay Dunia Lama
  • Dunia Lamathe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Norwegian Bokmål den gamle verden
  • den gamle verdenthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Polish Stary Świat
  • Stary Światthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Portuguese Velho Mundo
  • Velho Mundothe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Romanian Lumea Veche
  • Lumea Vechethe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Russian Ста́рый Свет
  • Ста́рый Свет (Stáryj Svet)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Slovak Starý svet
  • Starý svetthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Spanish Viejo Continente, Antiguo Continente
  • Viejo Continentethe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
  • Antiguo Continentethe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
  • Mundo Antiguothe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
  • Viejo Mundothe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Swedish gamla världen
  • gamla världenthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Tagalog Lumang Daigdig
  • Lumang Daigdigthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Thai โลกเก่า
  • โลกเก่า (lôok-gào)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Turkish Eski Dünya
  • Eski Dünyathe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Ukrainian Стари́й Світ
  • Стари́й Світ (Starýj Svit)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Urdu قَدِیمِ دُنِیا
  • قَدِیمِ دُنِیا (qadīm-i duniyā)the Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Vietnamese Cựu Thế giới
  • Cựu Thế giớithe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Welsh yr Hen Fyd
  • yr Hen Fydthe Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia
Cite this entry
APA

Old World. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20World

MLA

“Old World.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20World. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old World,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20World.

Source: Old World on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.