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hemisphere A sailor who crosses the equator from the northern to the southern hemisphere for the first time is traditionally given a special initiation. ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr

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Half a sphere, especially half the global sphere as divided by the equator or a meridian. Hemisphere includes the prefix hemi-, meaning “half.” The northern and southern hemispheres are divided by the equator, the circle halfway between Earth's two poles. The eastern and western hemispheres aren't divided so exactly, since there are no poles in the Earth's east-west dimension. Often the dividing line is said to be the “prime meridian”—the imaginary north-south line that runs through Greenwich, England, from which all longitude is calculated (itself being the 0° meridian). But for simplicity's sake, the eastern hemisphere is often said to include all of Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia, while the western hemisphere contains North and South America and a great deal of ocean

word	hemisphere
definition	Half a sphere, especially half the global sphere as divided by the equator or a meridian.
eg_sentence	A sailor who crosses the equator from the northern to the southern hemisphere for the first time is traditionally given a special initiation.
explanation	Hemisphere includes the prefix hemi-, meaning “half.” The northern and southern hemispheres are divided by the equator, the circle halfway between Earth's two poles. The eastern and western hemispheres aren't divided so exactly, since there are no poles in the Earth's east-west dimension. Often the dividing line is said to be the “prime meridian”—the imaginary north-south line that runs through Greenwich, England, from which all longitude is calculated (itself being the 0° meridian). But for simplicity's sake, the eastern hemisphere is often said to include all of Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia, while the western hemisphere contains North and South America and a great deal of ocean
IPA	ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr

Hemisphere Divided Half Equator Northern Southern Earth's Eastern