Synonyms for old world
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : ohld-wurld |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊldˈwɜrld |
Top 10 synonyms for old world Other synonyms for the word old world
- affected
- ancient
- antique
- artful
- baroque
- birthplace
- captivating
- colonial
- dated
- enchanting
- evocative
- fatherland
- God's country
- Gothic
- home
- in period style
- ingenious
- mother country
- motherland
- native country
- native land
- native soil
- nostalgic
- old country
- old world
- old-fashioned
- old-world
- one's native soil
- out-of-date
- passé
- period
- pleasing
- terra firma
- the old country
- Victorian
Définition of old world
Origin :- of or pertaining to Eurasia and Africa, as opposed to the Americas, 1877.
- As in quaint : adj old-fashioned; nostalgically attractive
- As in retro : adj from yesteryear
- As in native land : noun one's native country
- As in old country : noun native land
- The pioneers were well aware of this before they left the Old World.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- They attracted but little attention and less aid from the Old World.
- Extract from : « Latin America and the United States » by Elihu Root
- I speak of the old world; for I wish not to extend the picture too much.
- Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
- She said that the Old World had been long unkind to her, and that she would try the New!
- Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
- It is the biggest lesson the Old World has for the New--the biggest and the most important.
- Extract from : « Where Half The World Is Waking Up » by Clarence Poe
- Believe me, you're not going to recognize this old world ten years from now.
- Extract from : « Toy Shop » by Henry Maxwell Dempsey
- It is a rank and file different from the Old World's rank and file.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- As a judge, the Old World may be fairly challenged to produce his superior.
- Extract from : « An Essay on Professional Ethics » by George Sharswood
- In the old world his little sphere was allotted to him and there he stayed.
- Extract from : « The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice » by Stephen Leacock
- She would go back to the old world and the old circle of it.
- Extract from : « Half a Hero » by Anthony Hope
Antonyms for old world
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