western hemisphere

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Western Hemisphere^¹

proper noun the Western Hemisphere · western hemisphere

The hemisphere in Earth to the west of the Greenwich meridian (zero degree longitude) and east of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line), containing the Americas and a small part of eastern Russia.
Similar: West, Occident
US, metonymically The Americas.

western hemisphere^²

noun western hemispheres

alternative, uncountable Alternative form of Western Hemisphere
countable, uncountable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see western, hemisphere.

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name hemisphere of the Earth

한국어	서반구 seoban'gu
日本語	西半球 nishihankyū
中文	西半球 xībànqiú
हिन्दी	पश्चिमी गोलार्ध paścimī golārdh
Português	hemisfério ocidental
Français	hémisphère ouest
Deutsch	westliche Hemisphäre
Ελληνικά	Δυτικό Ημισφαίριο Dytikó Imisfaírio
Русский	За́падное полуша́рие Západnoje polušárije
Tiếng Việt	Tây Bán cầu

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@misc{western_hemisphere_2026,
  title = {western hemisphere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/western%20hemisphere},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}