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northern hemisphere

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
north-ern hemi-sphere
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Northern Hemisphere.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see northern, hemisphere.

Inflected Forms

the Northern Hemisphere (canonical) northern hemispheres (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere Water Hemisphere Land Hemisphere

Antonyms

Southern Hemisphere

Questions

What does northern hemisphere mean?
The hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located.

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