Western Hemisphere

See also: western hemisphere

English

Proper noun

Western Hemisphere

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).
(metonymically) The Americas.

Derived terms

Western Hemispherian

Translations

hemisphere of the Earth

Armenian: արեւմտյան կիսագունդ (arewmtyan kisagund)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 西半球 (zh) (xībànqiú)
French: hémisphère ouest (fr) m
Georgian: დასავლეთი ნახევარსფერო (dasavleti naxevarspero), დასავლეთი ჰემისფერო (dasavleti hemispero)
German: westliche Hemisphäre f

Greek: Δυτικό Ημισφαίριο f pl (Dytikó Imisfaírio)
Japanese: 西半球 (にしはんきゅう, nishihankyū)
Korean: 서반구 (ko) (seobangu)
Russian: За́падное полуша́рие n (Západnoje polušárije)
Vietnamese: tây bán cầu

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