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单词 eastern hemisphere
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Eastern Hemisphere

[ ee-stern hem-i-sfeer ]
/ ˈi stərn ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /

noun

the eastern part of the terrestrial globe, roughly extending from the prime meridian east to the antimeridian: sometimes considered synonymous with the Old World, the Eastern Hemisphere technically does not extend into all of western Eurasia and Africa.
Compare Western Hemisphere.

Origin of Eastern Hemisphere

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby Eastern Hemisphere

Eastern equine encephalitis, easterner, Eastern Establishment, Eastern Ghats, eastern gorilla, Eastern Hemisphere, eastern hemlock, Eastern Hindi, easternize, eastern lowland gorilla, easternmost
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British Dictionary definitions for Eastern Hemisphere

eastern hemisphere

noun (often capitals)

that half of the globe containing Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, lying east of the Greenwich meridian
the lands in this, esp Asia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for Eastern Hemisphere

Eastern Hemisphere
[ ēstərn ]

The half of the Earth that includes Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, as divided roughly by the 0° and 180° meridians. See more at prime meridian.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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