Eastern Hemisphere

Eastern Hemisphere

The half of the earth east of the Prime Meridian. The Eastern Hemisphere is often more broadly defined as including all of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

eastern hemisphere

n (often capitals) 1. (Placename) that half of the globe containing Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, lying east of the Greenwich meridian2. (Placename) the lands in this, esp Asia

East′ern Hem′isphere

n. 1. the part of the globe east of the Atlantic, including Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe, their islands, and surrounding waters. 2. that half of the earth traversed in passing eastward from the prime meridian to 180° longitude.

East·ern Hemisphere

(ē′stərn) The half of the Earth that includes Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Thesaurus

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eastern hemisphere - the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and AustraliaorientOld World - the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americashemisphere - half of the terrestrial globeAfrica - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian OceanAustralia - the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian OceanEurasia - the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia