Western Hemisphere (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. 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.
noun (often capitals)
  1. that half of the globe containing the Americas, lying to the west of the Greenwich or another meridian
  2. the lands contained in this, esp the Americas
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