old-world adj 1: characteristic of former times especially in Europe; "an old-world cottage"
nonmodern \nonmodern\ adj. 1. not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time. Opposite of {modern}. [Narrower terms: {antebellum}; {fogyish, mossgrown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud(prenominal), stodgy old-fashioned}; {medieval, mediaeval, gothic}; {old-time, quaint}; {unmodernized}; {victorian}; {old-fashioned, outmoded}; {old-world}] Also See: {old}, {past}. [WordNet 1.5]
old-world \old-world\ adj. 1. Characteristic of former times especially in Europe; as, an old-world cottage. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Biology) Native to the Old World; not found in the Americas; as, old-world monkeys. [PJC]