- Old World, the
- `Old ,World, theEurope, Asia, and Africa─ compare NEW WORLD
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Old World, the
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Old World — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old World — For other uses, see Old World (disambiguation). Map of the Old World (the Ptolemy world map in a 15th century copy) The Old World consists of those parts of the world known to classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages. It is used in the… … Wikipedia
Old World warbler — The Old World Warblers is the name used to describe a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird family Sylviidae. The family held over 400 species in over 70 genera, and were the source of much taxonomic confusion. Two families… … Wikipedia
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old-world — adj. 1. Characteristic of former times especially in Europe; as, an old world cottage. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Biology) Native to the Old World; not found in the Americas; as, old world monkeys. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old Money (The Simpsons) — Old Money The Simpsons episode Episode no. 30 Prod. code 7F17 Orig. airdate March 28, 1991[1] Show runner(s) James L. Brooks Matt Groening … Wikipedia
Old World — n. The combined territories of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The Eastern Hemisphere, as distinguished from The Americas, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old World babbler — Babblers Red billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
