western hemisphere
noun
variants
or Western Hemisphere
: the half of the earth comprising North and South America and surrounding waters
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The San Diego Zoo was the first facility in the western hemisphere to introduce the monkeys in 1980, the zoo said.
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Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
The Cincinnati Observatory houses one of the oldest working telescopes in the world and was the first public observatory in the western hemisphere.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 17 May 2024
By Samantha Power April 17, 2024 7:07 AM EDT
Diana Salazar Méndez—the youngest person, at 42, and the first Black woman to serve as Ecuador’s top law-enforcement official—has one of the hardest and most dangerous jobs in the western hemisphere.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere, has long been in crisis.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024
The British marque is celebrating the annual astronomical event that will be visible in parts of the western hemisphere on Saturday with a new model called the Black Badge Ghost Ékleipsis.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
Haiti continues to devolve into lawlessness, with criminal gangs extending their rule over the western hemisphere's poorest country.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Harapan was only the third Sumatran rhino born at the zoo and was serving as the last ambassador of his species in the western hemisphere before his departure.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
In the past, technology development has been skewed to suit the needs of specific demographics, namely wealthy white men in the western hemisphere.
—John Jarosz, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
The Cincinnati Observatory houses one of the oldest working telescopes in the world and was the first public observatory in the western hemisphere.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 17 May 2024
By Samantha Power April 17, 2024 7:07 AM EDT
Diana Salazar Méndez—the youngest person, at 42, and the first Black woman to serve as Ecuador’s top law-enforcement official—has one of the hardest and most dangerous jobs in the western hemisphere.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere, has long been in crisis.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024
The British marque is celebrating the annual astronomical event that will be visible in parts of the western hemisphere on Saturday with a new model called the Black Badge Ghost Ékleipsis.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
Haiti continues to devolve into lawlessness, with criminal gangs extending their rule over the western hemisphere's poorest country.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Harapan was only the third Sumatran rhino born at the zoo and was serving as the last ambassador of his species in the western hemisphere before his departure.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
In the past, technology development has been skewed to suit the needs of specific demographics, namely wealthy white men in the western hemisphere.
—John Jarosz, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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“Western hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/western%20hemisphere. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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