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Western Hemisphere
[ wes-tern hem-i-sfeer ]
noun
- the western part of the terrestrial globe, roughly extending from the prime meridian west to the antimeridian: sometimes considered synonymous with the New World because the Americas are its primary composition, the Western Hemisphere technically extends into western Eurasia and Africa, easternmost Siberia, and part of Antarctica as well.
western hemisphere
noun
- that half of the globe containing the Americas, lying to the west of the Greenwich or another meridian
- the lands contained in this, esp the Americas
Western Hemisphere
/ ĕ′ə /
- The half of the Earth that includes North America, Central America, and South America, as divided roughly by the 0° and 180° meridians.
- See more at prime meridian
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Western Hemisphere1
Example Sentences
The Trump administration has sought to oppose China's influence in the Western hemisphere and has accused a number of Central American governments of cosying up to the Chinese government and Chinese companies.
The US Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs described them as "illegal aliens" who "had no basis to remain in the United States".
Stewart then launched into a tirade about pharmaceutical companies getting tax breaks, research grants and patent extensions that he said are worth billions of dollars, only to make Americans have “the highest drug prices in the Western Hemisphere” and be “numb to it.”
Just before leaving office in 2021, he offered certain Venezuelans a similar immigration benefit that protected them from deportation, calling the situation in Venezuela “the worst humanitarian crisis in the Western Hemisphere in recent memory.”
It’s a move out of the Latin American strongmen that have long plagued the Western Hemisphere but now have an eager copycat at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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