"Western Hemisphere" meaning in English

See Western Hemisphere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Western Hemisphere}} Western Hemisphere
  1. The hemisphere of the Earth to the west of the Greenwich Meridian (zero degree longitude) and east of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line). Derived forms: Western Hemispherian Coordinate_terms: New World, West, Western World, 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-7LdUVHsG Categories (other): 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: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of 'hemisphere of the Earth': 100 0
  2. (US, metonymically) The Americas. Tags: US, metonymically
    Sense id: en-Western_Hemisphere-en-name-RmAppt1G Categories (other): American English, English metonyms

Alternative forms

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