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Definition: Old World |
Old WorldNoun1. The regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Old World So Europe, Asia, and Africa are called when compared with North and South America (the New World). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Europe, the old continent, is a continent whose boundaries are the Atlantic Ocean in the west, the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Ural Mountains and Ural River in the east, the Caspian Sea, Caucasus mountains and Black Sea in the southeast and the Mediterranean Sea as the southern boundary. With Asia, Europe forms the supercontinent Eurasia: Europe is the western fifth of the Eurasian landmass. In tems of size, Europe is the world's second smallest continent, being slightly larger than Oceania. In terms of population it is the second biggest continent after Asia.
Political map in 2003 - larger version See also: World map
Etymology
The name Europe possibly stems from a female character in Greek Mythology named Europa who was abducted by a bull-shaped Zeus. There is some trouble with this, though--the myth has nothing to do with Europe. A more prosaic explanation holds that it is derived from the word ereb from a Semitic language, meaning "sunset." From the point of view from the Middle East, the sun would appear to set beyond the lands to the west. In this regard it may be significant that Eurus is also a Latin term for the East Wind. This may even provide the (albeit noncausal) connection with Europa, as she was originally from Phoenicia and so, from the Greeks' point of view, was a woman of the East.
History
Main article: History of EuropeEurope has a long history of great cultural and economic achievement, starting as far back as the Bronze Age. The origin of Western culture is generally attributed to the ancient Greeks, and the Roman Empire spanned the entire continent for many centuries. Following the decline of the Roman Empire, Europe entered a long period of stasis, generally known as the Dark Ages, which came to an end with the Renaissance and the New Monarchs, marking the start of a period of discovery, exploration, and increase in scientific knowledge. From the 15th century European nations, particularly Spain, Portugal, France, and Britain, built large colonial empires, with vast holdings in Africa, the Americas, and Asia. The Industrial Revolution started in Europe in the 18th century, leading to much greater general prosperity and a corresponding increase in population. After World War II, and until the end of the Cold War, Europe was divided into two major political and economic blocks: Communist nations in Eastern Europe and capitalistic countries in Western Europe. Around 1990 the Eastern block broke up.
Extent
Often other borders of Europe are drawn, based on political, economical, cultural or practical considerations. This has led to there being several different "Europes" that are not always identical in size, including or excluding countries dependent on the definition of "Europe" used.
Increasingly, the word "Europe" is primarily being used as a synonym for the members of the European Union (EU). Fifteen European states are currently members of the EU, with 10 more due to join by mid-2004, a few more negotiating for membership and several more expected to commence negotiations at some stage in the future. Almost all European states are members of the Council of Europe; the sole exceptions are Belarus and the Vatican City.
Countries
Currently, geographic Europe comprises the following 45 countries (in alphabetical order):
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Cyprus (1)
- Denmark (2)
- Estonia
- Finland
- France (3)
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- FYR of Macedonia (Republic of Macedonia)
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Netherlands (4)
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal (5)
- Romania
- Russia (6)
- San Marino
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain (7)
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey (8)
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom (9)
- Vatican City
See Past European Countries
Notes
Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, three CIS republics in the Transcaucasus, are geographically part of continental Asia, but are frequently associated with Europe. Whether or not Armenia and Georgia are considered to be European countries usually depends on whether one defines Europe as being primarily an ethnic / linguistic entity, or primarily a political / geographic entity, and what one considers those definitions to be.
- Cyprus is not shown in the above map. It is an independent island which is currently de facto divided between the primarily ethnically-Greek Republic Of Cyprus in the southern 2/3rds of the island, and an internationally-unrecognised Turkish statelette in the northern 1/3rd, the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus". The island of Cyprus is located to the east of southern Greece.
- Denmark has two dependent territories: the Faeroe Islands in Europe, and the self-governing island of Greenland, which is considered part of North America. .
- France distinguishes overseas departments (such as French Guiana), overseas territories (such as French Polynesia) and territorial collectivities (such as Mayotte); they are all located outside of Europe.
- The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of The Netherlands itself and overseas territories in the Caribbean.
- Portugal also includes the Azores and Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Russia extends far across Asia, but only the area westward of the Ural Mountains is considered to be within continental Europe.
- Spain also includes the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla in the north of Africa.
- Turkey is for the most part on continental Asia, only the area west of the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara is in Europe.
- The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and dependent territories, of which the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar lie within Europe.
Names of parts of Europe
- Balkans
- Baltic States
- Benelux
- British Isles
- The Caucasus
- Central Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Iberian peninsula
- Nordic countries
- Scandinavia
- Visegrad group
Satellite image
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See also
History of Europe, European Youth Parliament, Transportation in Europe, Financial and social rankings of European countries, Area and population of European countries, Date of independence of European countries, European Constitution, Metropolitian cities of Europe, Europe (band), List of European cities with alternative namesExternal links
- Europe at Night at NASA's Earth Observatory
Africa | Antarctica | Asia | North America | Oceania | South America simple:Europe
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Europe."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus: Europe, Asia, and Africa. The term is in distinction for the New World, meaning the Americas.Although the interiors of Asia and Africa were not well known to Europeans at the time, their existence was known, as far as Japan and South Africa, so they are considered Old World. Australia and Antarctica are neither definitely Old World nor definitely New World, since the terms "Old World" and "New World" predate their discovery by Europeans.
In biological usage, Old World organisms are those found in Eurasia, Africa and Australasia, and New World organisms are those found in the Americas. The placement of Australasia in the Old World for biological purposes reflects the general pattern of dispersion and radiation of species in the course of evolution.
Also used to refer to traditional wine-growing regions and the wines produced there, in contrast to New World wines.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Old World."
Crosswords: Old World |
| English words defined with "Old World": Old World buffalo, Old World mistletoe, Old World robin, Old World warbler. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Old World": agamids, alligator ♦ bustards ♦ Cercocebus atys, Cercopithecinae, chameleons ♦ geckos ♦ Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LCM-Lassa Complex Viruses, Leishmania major, Leishmania tropica, Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous, Lord ♦ Moabite stone, monitor lizards, monitors, Monkey Diseases, muridal ♦ Old World flycatchers, Old World monkeys, Old World starlings ♦ partridges, peacocks, pheasants ♦ quails ♦ rats and mice ♦ starlings ♦ Theropithecus, true flycatchers. (references) |
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Screenplays | Then out of curiosity, boredom, who knows what, I left the old world and came back to my America (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice) The old world will burn in the fires of industry (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh) You call me that; it's who I am Old World they all call me that (Moondial; writing credit: Helen Cresswell) | |
Lyrics | And if this old world starts a getting you down (Up On the Roof; performing artist: James Taylor) When this old world starts a getting me down (Up On the Roof; performing artist: James Taylor) Seen alot of things in this old world (Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm yours; performing artist: Stevie Wonder) From this old world (My World Is Empty Without You; performing artist: The Supremes) An sometimes I don't know why this old world can't leave well enough alone (Angry All The Time; performing artist: Tim McGraw) | |
Movie/TV Titles | It's a Grand Old World (1937) | |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | This phantom made the old world quake |
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Health | It is likely that HPS does not occur in the Old World. (references) | |
The LCM/Lassa complex viruses are associated with the Old World rats and mice (family Muridae, subfamily Murinae). (references) | ||
Phylogenetic analysis of Old World and American hantaviruses indicates that the relationship among hantaviruses corresponds with the phylogeny of their rodent hosts. (references) | ||
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ALLIGATOR, n. The crocodile of America, superior in every detail to the crocodile of the effete monarchies of the Old World. Herodotus says the Indus is, with one exception, the only river that produces crocodiles, but they appear to have gone West and grown up with the other rivers. From the notches on his back the alligator is called a sawrian. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Torrents of blood have been split in the old world, by vain attempts of the secular arm, to extinguish Religious discord, by proscribing all difference in Religious opinion. |
James K. Polk | 1845-1849 | New communities and States are seeking protection under its aegis, and multitudes from the Old World are flocking to our shores to participate in its blessings. |
Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | We are not identified with any Old World interests. |
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Expressions using "Old World": old World ant thrushes ♦ old World beaver ♦ old World buffalo ♦ old World chat ♦ old World coot ♦ old World coral snake ♦ old World crayfish ♦ old World elder ♦ old World flycatcher ♦ Old World flycatchers ♦ old World hop hornbeam ♦ old World jay ♦ old World least weasel ♦ old World leishmaniasis ♦ old World mistletoe ♦ old World monkey ♦ Old World monkeys ♦ old World oriole ♦ Old World pigs ♦ old World porcupine ♦ old World quail ♦ old World rabbit ♦ old World robin ♦ old World scops owl ♦ Old World starlings ♦ old World vulture ♦ Old World vultures ♦ old World warbler ♦ old world white pelican ♦ old World yew ♦ the old world. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "Old World"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i lashtë (age-old, ancient, antique, early, grey, grey headed, Hoar, hoary, old, primaeval, primeval, primordial), bota e vjetër. (various references) | |
Arabic | العالم القديم (the old world). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | старинен (old fashioned, old time, time worn), от едно време, живописен (graphic, pictorial, picturesque, scenic), древност (antiquity), древен (age-old, ancient, archaic, hoary, old, olden, pristine, venerable). (various references) | |
Czech | starý svìt. (various references) | |
Danish | oernefugle (accipitridae, goshawks, harriers, hawks, Old World vultures), staere (Old World starlings, starlings), Marekatte (Old World monkeys), drosselfugle (Old World flycatchers, thrush, true flycatchers), de egentlige svin (Old World pigs, suidae, swine). (various references) | |
Dutch | vliegenvangers (Old World flycatchers, true flycatchers), varkens (Old World pigs, pigs, suidae, swine), stekelvarkens van de Oude Wereld (Old World porcupines), stekelvarkens (Old World porcupines), spreeuwen (Old World starlings, starlings), meerkat (meercat), havikachtigen (accipitridae, goshawks, harriers, hawks, Old World vultures), echt stekelvarken (Old World crested porcupines). (various references) | |
French | très vieux, suranné (old fashioned), d'autrefois (old fashioned), désuet (old fashioned), ancien monde. (various references) | |
German | Stare (starlings), Stachelschweine (porcupines), Schweine artige (Old World pigs, suidae, swine), Meerkatzenartige (Old World monkeys), Meerkatzen (Old World monkeys), Habichtartige (accipitridae, goshawks, harriers, hawks, Old World vultures), Fliegenschnaepperartige (Old World flycatchers, true flycatchers), eigentliche Stachelschweine (Old World crested porcupines). (various references) | |
Greek | γηραιά ήπειροσ, παλαιόσ κόσμοσ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | hajdani (ci-devant, erstwhile, long-ago, of old, of yore, old time, old-world, once, onetime, pristine, quondam, sometime, whilom), óvilág (the old world), ókori világ, ókori (antique, old-world). (various references) | |
Italian | vecchio mondo. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 旧大陸 (the Old World), 旧世界 (the old world). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | きゅうたいりく (the Old World), きゅうせかい (the old world). (various references) | |
Manx | jeh'n chenn sheihll. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | olday orldway.(various references) | |
Portuguese | o velho mundo (old-world). (various references) | |
Russian | старый свет. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | stari svet. (various references) | |
Spanish | rancio (fusty, musty, rancid, stale, true blue), del viejo mundo, arcaico (archaic), antiguo (abecedarian, age-old, ancient, antique, archaic, former, late, long standing, old, old-established, ole, out of date, quondam, used, vintage). (various references) | |
Swedish | gammaldags sirlig, gamla världens. (various references) | |
Turkish | modası geçmiş (antiquated, archaic, corny, demode, demoded, fogeyish, fogyish, fusty, moss-grown, obsolete, old fashioned, old hat, out, out of date, out of fashion, outdated, outmoded, outworn, passe, passee, queen anne is dead, superannuated, unfashionable, worm-eaten), eski dünya'lı, eski dünya, antika (antiquarian, antique, crusted, curio, curiosity, eccentric, kooky, quaint, queer), amerikalı değil, çok eski (age-old, ancient, antediluvian, dateless, remote). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | старовинний (antiquarian, antique, early, elder, eldest, old, old time, pristine, vintage), стародавній (hoary, immemorial, of yore, old, old time, venerable). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Accipitridae, Cercopithecidae, Hystricidae, Hystrix spp., Muscicapidae, Sturnidae, Suidae. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | 2 Peter Chapter 2, Verse 5 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai arcaiou kosmou ouk efeisato all ogdoon nwe dikaiosunhV khruka efulaxen kataklusmon kosmw asebwn epaxaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et originali mundo non pepercit sed octavum Noe iustitiae praeconem custodivit diluvium mundo impiorum inducens |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And sparide not the firste world, but kept Noe, the eiythe man, the biforgoere of riytwisnesse, and brouyte in the greet flood to the world of vnfeithful men; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Nether spared the olde worlde but saved Noe the ryghte preacher of rightewesnes and brought in the flud vpon the worlde of the vngodly |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing the flood upon the world of the ungodly; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers; |
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| Language | 2 Peter Chapter 2, Verse 5 |
| Cebuano | kon ang karaang kalibutan wala kaloy-i sa Dios bisan tuod giluwas niya si Noe nga magwawali sa pagkamatarung kauban sa pito ka mga tawo, sa diha nga gipalunopan niya kadtong kalibutan sa mga dili diosnon; |
| Croatian | ako staroga svijeta ne poštedje, nego saèuva - osmoga - Nou, glasnika pravednosti, sruèivši potop na svijet bezbožni; |
| Danish | og ikke sparede den gamle Verden, men bevarede Retfærdighedens Prædiker Noa selv ottende, da han førte Oversvømmelse over en Verden af ugudelige |
| Dutch | En de oude wereld niet heeft gespaard, maar Noach, den prediker der gerechtigheid, zijn achttal bewaard heeft, als Hij den zondvloed over de wereld der goddelozen heeft gebracht; |
| Finnish | Eikä hän säästänyt muinaista maailmaa, vaikka varjelikin Nooan, vanhurskauden saarnaajan, ynnä seitsemän muuta, vaan antoi vedenpaisumuksen tulla jumalattomain maailman päälle. |
| French | s`il n`a pas épargné l`ancien monde, mais s`il a sauvé Noé, lui huitième, ce prédicateur de la justice, lorsqu`il fit venir le déluge sur un monde d`impies; |
| German | und hat nicht verschont die vorige Welt, sondern bewahrte Noah, den Prediger der Gerechtigkeit, selbacht und führte die Sintflut über die Welt der Gottlosen; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Begitu pula dengan dunia di zaman dahulu, Allah tidak membiarkannya terlepas dari hukuman. Allah mengirim banjir besar ke dunia orang-orang yang jahat pada waktu itu. Hanya Nuh bersama dengan tujuh orang lainnya saja yang diselamatkan, karena Nuh menyiarkan berita mengenai hidup yang berkenan di hati Allah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan jikalau tiada Ia menyayangkan orang dahulu kala itu, hanya memeliharakan Nuh, penganjur jalan yang benar, bersama-sama dengan tujuh orang lain, tatkala didatangkannya air bah ke atas dunia orang fasik itu; |
| Maori | A kihai i tohungia te ao tawhito, he mea tiaki ia nana a Noa, te kaikauwhau i te tika, ratou ko etahi atu tokowhitu, i tana kawenga mai i te waipuke ki te ao o te hunga karakiakore; |
| Norwegian | og ikke sparte den gamle verden, men opholdt rettferdighetens forkynner Noah selv åttende, dengang han førte vannflommen over en verden av ugudelige, |
| Portuguese | se não poupou ao mundo antigo, embora preservasse a Noé, pregador da justiça, com mais sete pessoas, ao trazer o dilúvio sobre o mundo dos ímpios; |
| Rumanian | dacq n`a cruyat El lumea veche, ci a scqpat pe Noe, acest propovqduitor al neprihqnirii, kmpreunq cu alyi wapte inwi, cknd a trimes potopul peste o lume de nelegiuiyi; |
| Russian | Й ЕУМЙ ОЕ ПЭБ"ЙМ ЕТЧПЗП НЙТБ, ОП Ч ЧПУШНЙ "ХЫБИ УПИТБОЙМ УЕНЕКУФЧП оПС, ТП ПЧЕ"ОЙЛБ ТБЧ"Щ, ЛПЗ"Б ОБЧЕМ ПФП ОБ НЙТ ОЕЮЕУФЙЧЩИ; |
| Shuar | Yáunchuya shuarnasha Yus tsankurachmiayi. Antsu amuukarat tusa amaarkatniun akuptukarmiayi. Antsu aya Nuain, Yusjai wekasatniun etserin asamtai ni shuari siati armia nujai uwemtikramiayi. |
| Swahili | Mungu hakuihurumia dunia ya hapo kale, bali alileta gharika kuu juu ya nchi ile ya watu wasiomcha Mungu; lakini Noa ambaye alihubiri uadilifu, Mungu alimwokoa pamoja na watu wengine saba. |
| Uma | Wae wo'o manusia' to dada'a owi, Alata'ala uma mpelele' -ra tebahaka ngkai huku' -ra. Dunia' to owi nagero hante ue, alaa-na mate omea-ramo tauna to mesapuaka. Muntu' nabi Nuh pai' pitu tau ntani' -na to natulungi bona neo' -ra mate, apa' Nuh toei mpopalele Lolita Alata'ala hi hawe'ea tauna pai' naparesai' -ra bona mpotuku' hawa' -na. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-d-l-l-o-o-r-w" | |
-3 letters: dolor, droll, drool, world. | |
-4 letters: dodo, doll, door, lord, odor, ordo, roll, rood, wold, wood, wool, word. | |
-5 letters: dol, dor, dow, loo, low, odd, old, owl, rod, row, woo. | |
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