western hemisphere

noun

variants or Western Hemisphere
: the half of the earth comprising North and South America and surrounding waters

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Petro, Lula and AMLO are hardly the western hemisphere’s first tyrant-enablers. Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024 One World Trade Center now holds the record for the tallest building in not just New York City or the United States, but in the western hemisphere. Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024 To critics like Gomez, widespread adoption of a digital currency isn’t feasible in a country with a per capita income of $3,650, among the lowest in the western hemisphere—at least not quickly. Gregory Barber, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2022 Hurricane Patricia made landfall in Mexico as a Category 4 hurricane in 2015 and became the strongest storm ever recorded in the western hemisphere with 215 mph winds. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for western hemisphere 

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of western hemisphere was in 1646

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“Western hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/western%20hemisphere. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

western hemisphere

noun
often capitalized W&H
: the half of the earth including North America, South America, and surrounding waters
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