Southern Hemisphere

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noun

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

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Origin of Southern Hemisphere

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby Southern Hemisphere

Southern Fish, Southern-fried, southern fur seal, southern giant petrel, Southern Gothic, Southern Hemisphere, Southern Ireland, southernism, southern lights, southernly, southernmost

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How to use Southern Hemisphere in a sentence

South Africa and Australia were among the Southern Hemisphere nations that saw surges during their winters, while the US was among the northern countries with summer surges.
Winter will make the pandemic worse. Here’s what you need to know.|David Rotman|October 8, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Other Southern Hemisphere countries have also reported unexpectedly low levels of influenza and another common respiratory virus called respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, she says.
What will happen when COVID-19 and the flu collide this fall?|Tina Hesman Saey|September 18, 2020|Science News
But the men from the Southern Hemisphere have the strength to shrug off that loss.
Luis Suarez, Uruguay’s Notorious Soccer Vampire, Strikes Again—Biting Italian in World Cup Win|Tunku Varadarajan|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is literally helping to destroy whole nation states in the Southern Hemisphere.
Legalize Drugs Now|Conor Friedersdorf|October 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST

National Broadband in Oz: The “tyranny of distance” has long been a complaint of our best allies in the Southern Hemisphere.
Safe Nukes, Aussie Broadband, and Other Visions From the Future|John Avlon|May 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This is one of the natural wonders of the southern hemisphere and is much visited by tourists traveling through New Zealand.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
Hardly a star was visible; even those of the southern hemisphere pale beside the southern moon.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
We saw in Chapter II that it shines in the southern hemisphere.
Astronomy for Amateurs|Camille Flammarion
Bearing this in mind, note in the last picture the great oval spot in the southern hemisphere of Jupiter.
A Text-Book of Astronomy|George C. Comstock
It was with high hopes that the naturalist started for the Southern Hemisphere.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Southern Hemisphere

southern hemisphere

noun (often capitals)

that half of the earth lying south of the equator

astronomy that half of the celestial sphere lying south of the celestial equator

Abbreviation: S hemisphere

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Scientific definitions for Southern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

The half of the Earth south of the equator.

The half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator.

Cultural definitions for Southern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

The southern half of the Earth's surface; the Earth's surface south of the equator.