Old World
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- For other uses, see Old World (disambiguation).
The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus; it includes Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively known as Africa-Eurasia), plus surrounding islands. The term is in distinction from 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.
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es:Viejo Mundo nl:Oude Wereld ja:旧世界 pl:Stary Świat sk:Starý svet vi:Cựu Thế giới zh:旧大陆