eastern hemisphere
1Eastern Hemisphere — that half of the earth which includes Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia …
2Eastern Hemisphere — Approximately 85% of the world s population live in the Eastern Hemisphere.OverviewThe line demarcating the eastern and western hemisphere is an arbitrary convention, unlike the equator (an imaginary line running across the middle of the earth),… …
3eastern hemisphere — eastern half of the globe, hemisphere that includes Asia Africa Europe and Australia …
4eastern hemisphere — noun the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia • Syn: ↑orient • Hypernyms: ↑hemisphere • Part Meronyms: ↑Old World, ↑Africa, ↑Australia, ↑Eurasia …
5Eastern Hemisphere — noun The hemisphere of the Earth to the east of the Greenwich Meridian (zero degree longitude) and west of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line) …
6Eastern Hemisphere — the eastern part of the terrestrial globe, including Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe. * * * Part of the Earth east of the Atlantic Ocean. It includes Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its… …
7eastern hemisphere — noun Usage: often capitalized E&H Date: 1624 the half of the earth east of the Atlantic Ocean including Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa …
8Eastern Hemisphere — half of the world containing Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and associated islands …
9Eastern Hemisphere — East′ern Hem′isphere n. 1) geg the part of the globe east of the Atlantic, including Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe, their islands, and surrounding waters 2) geo that half of the earth traversed in passing eastward from the prime meridian to …
10Eastern Hemisphere — /istən ˈhɛməsfɪə/ (say eestuhn hemuhsfear) noun the part of the world lying east of the Greenwich Meridian, including Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe …
