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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

And for the Bolsonaros, Florida is likely to feel more like home than anywhere else in the Northern Hemisphere.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

This particular full moon is known by several names, including the Hunter's Moon, a name rooted in historical traditions in the Northern Hemisphere.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Persistently high energy costs, especially as winter arrives in the Northern Hemisphere, could concentrate growth in an even smaller number of countries, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

There’s continuous underlying demand globally for diesel used in transportation, but the Northern Hemisphere sees a surge in diesel demand in the fall, due to the harvest, and again toward the end of the year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

I tune out for a while and come back when he holds up a huge globe that is missing half of the Northern Hemisphere.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Autumn brings longer nights to the northern hemisphere, offering more opportunities to get outside and look up at the night sky.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

However, studies have shown that higher latitudes, particularly in the northern hemisphere, will see the biggest increases in favourable conditions for storms to form, and those that do may be more violent.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

According to the study, it could extend for hundreds or even thousands of kilometers across Mars' northern hemisphere.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

“Warmer-than-usual weather over the northern hemisphere winter could limit heating-related demand and help relieve upward pressure on natural gas and LNG prices in Europe and Asia,” says David Oxley, chief commodities economist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

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