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  Northern Hemisphere

  noun

  the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
• northern hemisphere
  northern hemisphere

  noun

  that half of the globe lying north of the equator

Northern Hemisphere

American  

noun

1. the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.

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northern hemisphere British  

noun

1. that half of the globe lying north of the equator

2. astronomy that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator

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Northern Hemisphere Scientific  

/ nôr′thərn /

1. The half of the Earth north of the equator.

2. The half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator.

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Northern Hemisphere Cultural  

1. The northern half of the Earth's surface; the half north of the equator.

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Etymology

Origin of Northern Hemisphere

First recorded in 1885–90

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Northern Hemisphere northern hemisphere

“As a result, refinery margins stay elevated, delaying price relief for end users of diesel, jet fuel, and, not least, gasoline as the Northern Hemisphere driving season reaches its peak.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

According to this interpretation, the force of the collision pushed land outward into the Northern Hemisphere, creating Hell as a giant crater reaching upward from below.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

With the war occurring during planting season in the Northern Hemisphere, this has created an acute fertilizer shortage at the time when farmers should be seeding their fields.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

He added many crop planting decisions have already been missed with the Northern Hemisphere already in planting seasons, meaning those yields will not be recovered.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

It’s huge—actually eight posters that I taped together—and shows all the major stars, constellations, and sections of the Milky Way visible from the Northern Hemisphere.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Borthwick admitted the itinerary thrown up by the new Nations Championship - which has replaced the traditional single-location summer tour for northern hemisphere nations - will present a new challenge.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

The summer solstice will be celebrated across the northern hemisphere this week, marking the official start of astronomical summer.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

“We have demand picking up in the northern hemisphere globally and so far we’re not really seeing much dent in demand,” says Tracy Shuchart of NinjaTrader Group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Its schedule shows it switches between southern and northern hemisphere summers.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Most observers, like most people generally, are in the northern hemisphere, so he had a lot of sky largely to himself, especially at first.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson