Eastern Hemisphere

Eastern Hemisphere

The half of the earth comprising Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

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eastern hemisphere

n (often capitals)

1. (Placename) that half of the globe containing Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, lying east of the Greenwich meridian

2. (Placename) the lands in this, esp Asia

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Eastern Hemisphere  (strn)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

eastern hemisphere - the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia orient Old World - the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe Africa - 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 Ocean Australia - the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean Eurasia - the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia