Meanings
eastern hemisphere1
nouneastern hemisphere (countable and uncountable, plural eastern hemispheres)
plural eastern hemispheres
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Eastern Hemisphere.
- countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eastern, hemisphere.
Eastern Hemisphere2
proper nounthe Eastern Hemisphere
- The hemisphere in Earth to the east of the Greenwich meridian (zero degree longitude) and west of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line), containing Africa, Asia and Europe, except for a small part of eastern Russia.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 東半球 /东半球
- 東半球 /东半球 (dōngbànqiú)hemisphere of the Earth
French hémisphère est
- hémisphère esthemisphere of the Earth
German östliche Hemisphäre
- östliche Hemisphärehemisphere of the Earth
Hindi पूर्वी गोलार्ध
- पूर्वी गोलार्ध (pūrvī golārdh)hemisphere of the Earth
Japanese 東半球
- 東半球 (higashihankyū)hemisphere of the Earth
Korean 동반구
- 동반구 (dongban'gu)hemisphere of the Earth
Russian Восто́чное полуша́рие
- Восто́чное полуша́рие (Vostóčnoje polušárije)hemisphere of the Earth
Vietnamese Đông Bán cầu
- Đông Bán cầuhemisphere of the Earth
Cite this entry
APA
eastern hemisphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eastern%20hemisphere
MLA
“eastern hemisphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eastern%20hemisphere. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eastern hemisphere,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eastern%20hemisphere.
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