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Northern Hemisphere

noun

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

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Origin of Northern Hemisphere

First recorded in 1885–90
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British Dictionary definitions for northern hemisphere

northern hemisphere

noun (often capitals)

that half of the globe lying north of the equator
astronomy that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator
Abbreviation: N hemisphere
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Science definitions for northern hemisphere

Northern Hemisphere

[ nôr′ðərn ]

The half of the Earth north of the equator.
The half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator.
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Culture definitions for northern hemisphere

Northern Hemisphere

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

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.