Western Hemisphere

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Western Hemisphere

The half of the earth comprising North America, Central America, and South America.

western hemisphere

n (often capitals)

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) that half of the globe containing the Americas, lying to the west of the Greenwich or another meridian

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the lands contained in this, esp the Americas

Western Hemisphere (w

rn)

The half of the Earth that includes North America, Central America, and South America, as divided roughly by the 0° and 180° meridians. See more at prime meridian.

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Noun

western hemisphere - the hemisphere that includes North America and South America

New World, occident

hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe

North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama

South America - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama

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Aconcagua America American Spanish Aramus Argentina Argentine Republic condor Egretta caerulea genus Aramus Haiti hemisphere Latin America little blue heron Monroe doctrine New World North America occident Pan-American Highway Republic of Bolivia			From out of the meagerness of our censored histories we learned that for fifteen years after the cessation of diplomatic relations between the United States of North America and the belligerent nations of the Old World, news of more or less doubtful authenticity filtered, from time to time, into the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern. The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context From the first discovery of the Western Hemisphere by Columbus until the settlement of Virginia which immediately preceded that of Plymouth, the various adventurers from the ancient world had exhibited upon innumerable occasions that ardor of enterprise and that stubbornness of pursuit which set all danger at defiance, and chained the violence of nature at their feet. John Quincy Adams,"Orations" by Adams, John Quincy View in context By such arts they sometimes entered society on the other side before they did so at home; it was to be added at the same time that this resource was less and less valuable, for Europe, in the American world, had less and less prestige and people in the Western hemisphere now kept a watch on that roundabout road. Pandora by James, Henry View in context			western blackberry western blind snake Western blot analysis Western box turtle Western Bug western buttercup Western Cape western chimpanzee Western Chinquapin western chokecherry Western Church Western civilization western coral snake western crab apple Western culture western dewberry Western diamondback Western diamondback rattlesnake Western Dvina Western Empire Western Europe western fence lizard Western Ghats western gray squirrel western grey squirrel Western Hemisphere western hemlock western holly fern western honey mesquite Western Islands Western Isles Western Isles pony western kingbird western ladies' tresses western larch western lowland gorilla Western Malayo-Polynesian western meadowlark Western mountain ash western mugwort western narrow-mouthed toad Western Ocean western omelet Western paper birch Western pasqueflower western pipistrel western poison oak western poppy western prince's pine Western Province western ragweed			Western Growers Insurance Services Western Guaranty Fund Services Western Guilford High School Western Gulf Forest Tree Improvement Program Western Gulf of Alaska Western Gulf of Lyons Western Gulf of Maine Western Gun Parts Ltd. Western Han Western Han Western Han Dynasty Western Han Dynasty Western Handicap Bowling Association Western Harbour Tunnel Company Ltd. Western Hardrock Watershed Team Western Hardwood Association Western Harley Racing Association Western Harnett High School Western Harnett Middle School Western Health Advantage Western Health and Social Services Board Western Health Improvement Network Western Health Information Collaborative Western Healthcare Insurance Trust Western Heights Preservation Society western hellebore Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Affairs Western Hemisphere Defense Western Hemisphere Department Western Hemisphere Finance Ministers Western Hemisphere Free Trade Area Western Hemisphere Free Trade Association Western Hemisphere Information Exchange Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation Western Hemisphere Policy Watch Western Hemisphere Region Western Hemisphere Research and Education Network Western Hemisphere Reserve Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network Western Hemisphere Trade Corporation Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Western Hemisphere Warm Pool Western Hemispheric Trade Information Center western hemlock western hemlock Western Hemlock Looper western hemlocks western hemlocks western hen flea Western herbal medicine Western herbal medicine Western Herbalism Western Heritage Credit Union

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