Eastern Hemisphere

American  

[ee-stern hem-i-sfeer] / ˈi stərn ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /

noun

1. the eastern part of the terrestrial globe, roughly extending from the prime meridian east to the antimeridian: sometimes considered synonymous with the Old World, the Eastern Hemisphere technically does not extend into all of western Eurasia and Africa.

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eastern hemisphere British  

noun

1. that half of the globe containing Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, lying east of the Greenwich meridian

2. the lands in this, esp Asia

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Eastern Hemisphere Scientific  

/ ē′stərn /

1. The half of the Earth that includes Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, as divided roughly by the 0° and 180° meridians.

2. See more at prime meridian

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Etymology

Origin of Eastern Hemisphere

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

Agents have encountered migrants from about four dozen Eastern hemisphere countries.

From Seattle Times

In the Eastern Hemisphere, the tropics include most of Africa, parts of the Middle East, most of India, all of Southeast Asia, most of Australia and most of the island nations of Oceania.

From Science Daily

Both are located in the eastern hemisphere of the sun; the former is north of the equator, and the latter to the south.

From Washington Post

The attention of the figure skating world rests squarely on the Eastern Hemisphere this week.

From Seattle Times

This new chart-topper, “Stay,” is by another rising pop act from the Eastern Hemisphere—Australia’s the Kid Laroi, with a bit of help from a certain omnipresent Canadian, Justin Bieber.

From Slate