Old World1 
Europe, Asia, and Africa, regarded collectively as the part of the world known before the discovery of the Americas.
old-world2
adjective
Belonging to or associated with former times, especially when considered quaint and attractive: medieval towns which still retain old-world charm...
- Here the ritual of the election night is a quaint old-world tradition closer to pantomime than politics.
- While electric lights and barricades, in a spirit of technological renovation enable greater study and ensure much-needed protection, they take away the magic and old-world charm that one associates with temple architecture.
- Sally said: ‘We are enchanted by the quaint old-world atmosphere in Cheam Village and like the idea of tradition and old values.’
Synonyms
old-fashioned, old, archaic, traditional, past, bygone, classical, craft;
picturesque, quaint
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- patch-tested
- patch testing
- patch-up
- patchwise
- patchwork
- patchwork economy
- patchworked
- worker cooperative
- worker director
- workerism
- workerist
- workerless
- worker major
- worker minor
- worker participation
- worker-peasant
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- worker priest
- workers' comp