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southern hemisphere

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
south-ern hemi-sphere
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The hemisphere in Earth to the south of the Equator, containing only about 10% of the total land area on Earth.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Southern Hemisphere.

noun

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

Inflected Forms

the Southern Hemisphere (canonical) southern hemispheres (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Northern Hemisphere Water Hemisphere Land Hemisphere

Antonyms

Northern Hemisphere

Questions

What does southern hemisphere mean?
The hemisphere in Earth to the south of the Equator, containing only about 10% of the total land area on Earth.

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