WESTERN HEMISPHERE Definition & Meaning

Western Hemisphere

[wes-tern hem-i-sfeer]

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noun

the western part of the terrestrial globe, roughly extending from the prime meridian west to the antimeridian: sometimes considered synonymous with the New World because the Americas are its primary composition, the Western Hemisphere technically extends into western Eurasia and Africa, easternmost Siberia, and part of Antarctica as well.

western hemisphere

noun

that half of the globe containing the Americas, lying to the west of the Greenwich or another meridian
the lands contained in this, esp the Americas

Western Hemisphere

The half of the Earth that includes North America, Central America, and South America, as divided roughly by the 0° and 180° meridians.
See more at prime meridian

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Western Hemisphere¹

First recorded in 1640–50

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They’re operated separately by the cities of L.A. and Long Beach, but considered together, they are far and away the busiest container port complex in the U.S., or maybe the Western Hemisphere.

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It is well within the realm of possibilities that Trump’s provocations could lead to a war of expansion in the Western Hemisphere, not unlike what Putin has done in Ukraine.

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It is considered “one of the most dangerous prisons in the Western Hemisphere” with “some of the most inhumane and squalid conditions known in any carceral system.”

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The country, once one of the poorest nations in the western hemisphere, and a former British colony, has been enjoying a surge in wealth since it first discovered oil in its territorial waters in 2015.

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Its massive port complex, sprawling across San Pedro and Long Beach, is the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

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