western hemisphere

noun

variants or Western Hemisphere
: the half of the earth comprising North and South America and surrounding waters

Examples of western hemisphere in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Haiti continues to devolve into lawlessness, with criminal gangs extending their rule over the western hemisphere's poorest country. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024 Harapan was only the third Sumatran rhino born at the zoo and was serving as the last ambassador of his species in the western hemisphere before his departure. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023 In the past, technology development has been skewed to suit the needs of specific demographics, namely wealthy white men in the western hemisphere. John Jarosz, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 Building on the belief that bees broke away from the predatory wasp to become collectors of nectar and pollen, the western hemisphere’s flora-rich tropical regions could be thanks to bees. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2023 Guatemala is one of the western hemisphere's poorest nations; roughly 80% of its Indigenous people live in poverty; malnutrition is also prevalent, according to the United Nations. Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2023 The meetings are the brainchild of Christopher J. Dodd, a special presidential adviser for the Americas whose State Department perch gives him wide latitude over western hemisphere policy. Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2023 Some feared that holding the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, which are in an earlier time zone than almost anywhere else in the world — Sydney is currently 13 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro and 14 hours ahead of Washington — would deter audiences in the western hemisphere. Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 25 July 2023 Built in the early 1650s, Drax Hall is believed to be the oldest Jacobean structure in the western hemisphere. Time, 6 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of western hemisphere was in 1646

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“Western hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/western%20hemisphere. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

western hemisphere

noun
often capitalized W&H
: the half of the earth including North America, South America, and surrounding waters
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