Western Hemisphere

American  

[wes-tern hem-i-sfeer] / ˈwɛs tərn ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /

noun

1. the western part of the terrestrial globe, roughly extending from the prime meridian west to the antimeridian: sometimes considered synonymous with the New World because the Americas are its primary composition, the Western Hemisphere technically extends into western Eurasia and Africa, easternmost Siberia, and part of Antarctica as well.

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western hemisphere British  

noun

1. that half of the globe containing the Americas, lying to the west of the Greenwich or another meridian

2. the lands contained in this, esp the Americas

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Western Hemisphere Scientific  

/ wĕs′tərn /

1. The half of the Earth that includes North America, Central America, and South America, as divided roughly by the 0° and 180° meridians.

2. See more at prime meridian

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Etymology

Origin of Western Hemisphere

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

Throughout the Western Hemisphere, enclaves of Venezuelans have sprouted up, such as one in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, a Mexican town near the border with Guatemala.

From Los Angeles Times

Backtrack a few years, though and he was head of Cargill’s refined oils trading operation in the Western hemisphere — with the additional responsibility of managing the company’s commodity business in Venezuela.

From MarketWatch

It also isn’t clear that the Donroe Doctrine precludes interventions outside the Western Hemisphere.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a fragmenting postwar global order, the administration sees American security as linked to oil resources in the Western Hemisphere, said Kevin Book, who heads research at energy-research firm ClearView Energy Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, recent market pricing suggests the impact of U.S. efforts to control oil flow from the broader Western Hemisphere were having a direct effect.

From Barron's