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Meaning of Old World | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia.
  2. The known world before the discovery of the Americas.

Equivalents

Examples

“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!”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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