southern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Southern Hemisphere
: the part of the earth that lies south of the equator
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There’s another sting in the ban, too, coming at the end of the Australian school year before the summer break in the southern hemisphere.
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
There are perhaps a few smaller, shallower, connected ones in the southern hemisphere, but none of them are as wide, deep, or sweeping as any of the ones on the Moon’s near side.
—Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
When the light display is in the southern hemisphere, it is referred to as the southern lights or aurora australis.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
Models are typically trained on data from countries in the northern hemisphere, meaning companies building in the southern hemisphere may not get relevant results when prompting chatbots.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
There are perhaps a few smaller, shallower, connected ones in the southern hemisphere, but none of them are as wide, deep, or sweeping as any of the ones on the Moon’s near side.
—Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
When the light display is in the southern hemisphere, it is referred to as the southern lights or aurora australis.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
Models are typically trained on data from countries in the northern hemisphere, meaning companies building in the southern hemisphere may not get relevant results when prompting chatbots.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for southern hemisphere
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“Southern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southern%20hemisphere. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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