Western Hemisphere

American  

[wes-tern hem-i-sfeer] / ˈwɛs tərn ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /

noun

1. 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.

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western hemisphere British  

noun

1. that half of the globe containing the Americas, lying to the west of the Greenwich or another meridian

2. the lands contained in this, esp the Americas

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Western Hemisphere Scientific  

/ wĕs′tərn /

1. The half of the Earth that includes North America, Central America, and South America, as divided roughly by the 0° and 180° meridians.

2. See more at prime meridian

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Etymology

Origin of Western Hemisphere

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

Within the asset class, investors are balancing tech-forward Asian markets with a tech-laggard Western Hemisphere, adds Malcolm Dorson, head of emerging markets strategy at Global X exchange-traded funds.

From Barron's

His relentless, combative style at the policymaking helm of the White House has set the president's hardline immigration agenda in motion, and he has developed a growing influence in expanding US power across the Western Hemisphere.

From BBC

"What defines an America First policy is something that is in the direct interest of the American citizenry," said Joshua Trevino, a senior fellow for the Western Hemisphere Initiative at the America First Policy Institute.

From BBC

Panama’s Supreme Court decision to void Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison’s contract to operate two ports at either end of the Panama Canal is rippling through global shipping and geopolitics, complicating a $23 billion ports deal and sharpening U.S.-China competition in the Western Hemisphere.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shares of MP Materials, the largest rare-earth miner in the Western Hemisphere, traded as low as $58.28 and closed at $62.16, down 7.2%.

From Barron's