western hemisphere

noun

variants or Western Hemisphere

: the half of the earth comprising North and South America and surrounding waters

Examples of western hemisphere in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The San Diego Zoo was the first facility in the western hemisphere to introduce the monkeys in 1980, the zoo said. —

Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024 The Cincinnati Observatory houses one of the oldest working telescopes in the world and was the first public observatory in the western hemisphere. —

Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 17 May 2024 By Samantha Power April 17, 2024 7:07 AM EDT Diana Salazar Méndez—the youngest person, at 42, and the first Black woman to serve as Ecuador’s top law-enforcement official—has one of the hardest and most dangerous jobs in the western hemisphere. —

TIME, 17 Apr. 2024 Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere, has long been in crisis. —

Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for western hemisphere

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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 24 Sep. 2024.

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