western hemisphere
noun
variants
or Western Hemisphere
: the half of the earth comprising North and South America and surrounding waters
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Albuquerque’s green spaces range from ABQ BioPark along the Rio Grande River with its zoo, botanic garden and aquarium, to Sandia Peak in Cibola National Forest, reached via the longest aerial tram in the western hemisphere.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
In the western hemisphere the hantavirus typically causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a potentially deadly infection.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Across the western hemisphere, state authoritarianism and the militarisation of police forces are fusing again with neo-fascist politics.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
Of those restaurants, 72 boast Michelin stars; the most of any city in the western hemisphere.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
In the western hemisphere the hantavirus typically causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a potentially deadly infection.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Across the western hemisphere, state authoritarianism and the militarisation of police forces are fusing again with neo-fascist politics.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
Of those restaurants, 72 boast Michelin stars; the most of any city in the western hemisphere.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for western hemisphere
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“Western hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/western%20hemisphere. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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