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• Southern Hemisphere
  Southern Hemisphere

  noun

  the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
• southern hemisphere
  southern hemisphere

  noun

  that half of the earth lying south of the equator

Southern Hemisphere

American  

noun

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

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southern hemisphere British  

noun

1. that half of the earth lying south of the equator

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

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Southern Hemisphere Scientific  

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

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

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Southern Hemisphere Cultural  

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

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Etymology

Origin of Southern Hemisphere

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

He calls himself “a fanboy” of Sean Hogan’s Cistus Nursery in Oregon, “one of my first shopping-junket destinations,” with its depth of Mediterranean-climate, Southern-Hemisphere and hardy tropicals.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2021