(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) that part of the world that was known before the discovery of the Americas, comprising Europe, Asia, and Africa; the eastern hemisphere

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

eastern hemisphere, orient - the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia

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Old World n the Old World → il Vecchio mondo

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