Old-world synonyms

ōldwʉrld

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traditional
Of, relating to, or in accord with tradition:
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hellenic
Of the history, language, or culture of the ancient Greeks, specif. from the late 8th century b.c. to the death of Alexander the Great (323 b.c.)
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archaic
Belonging to an earlier period; ancient
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european
Of or relating to Europe or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
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Europe; Eastern Hemisphere; Europe
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asia
(Historical) A province of the Roman Empire located in what is now western Turkey.
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and Africa; Eurasia
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the cradle of civilization
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the Hither-East
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the Fertile Crescent
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ancient (related)
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age; very old.
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classical (related)
Versed in the classics:
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east (related)
The former Communist bloc of countries in Asia and especially in Eastern Europe.
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europe (related)
The sixth largest continent, separated from the rest of the Eurasian landmass (of which it forms the western part) by the Ural Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, the Dardanelles, and the Aegean Sea.
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eastern-hemisphere
Alternative spelling of Eastern Hemisphere.
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asiatic (related)
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opulence (related)
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olde worlde (related)
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opulent (related)
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quaintness (related)
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olde-world (related)
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charm (related)
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  • Holdings hands like an old world family; we were committing our lives together like marriage vows.

  • Though cultivated in sub-tropical countries such as Natal and the Southern states of the Union, it is essentially tropical in its requirements and succeeds best in warm damp climates such as Cuba, British Guiana and Hawaii, and in India and Java in the Old World.

  • The group is represented throughout the Old World as far east as Celebes, and has one living North American representative.

  • Most bats are insect-eaters, but the tropical "flying foxes" or fox-bats of the Old World live on fruit; some are blood-suckers, and two feed on small fish.

  • The best known and longest cultivated species is the old-world grape-vine, Vitis vinifera; a variety of this, silvestris, occurs wild in the Mediterranean region, spreading eastwards towards the Caucasus and northwards into southern Germany, and may be regarded as the parent of the cultivated vine.

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