"Western Hemisphere" meaning in All languages combined

See Western Hemisphere on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: western hemisphere [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Western Hemisphere}} Western Hemisphere
  1. The hemisphere in the 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. Derived forms: Western Hemispherian Related terms: New World, West Coordinate_terms: Eastern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere Translations (hemisphere of the Earth): արեւմտյան կիսագունդ (arewmtyan kisagund) (Armenian), 西半球 (xībànqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), hémisphère ouest [masculine] (French), დასავლეთი ნახევარსფერო (dasavleti naxevarspero) (Georgian), დასავლეთი ჰემისფერო (dasavleti hemispero) (Georgian), westliche Hemisphäre [feminine] (German), Δυτικό Ημισφαίριο (Dytikó Imisfaírio) [feminine, plural] (Greek), 西半球 (nishihankyū) (alt: にしはんきゅう) (Japanese), 서반구 (seoban'gu) (Korean), За́падное полуша́рие (Západnoje polušárije) [neuter] (Russian), Tây Bán cầu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Western_Hemisphere-en-name-pT2I5tUe Categories (other): Continents and continental regions, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'hemisphere of the Earth': 100 0
  2. (US, metonymic) The Americas. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-Western_Hemisphere-en-name-RmAppt1G Categories (other): American English, English metonyms

Alternative forms

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