Definition of Southern Hemisphere

1. Noun. The hemisphere to the south of the equator.

Generic synonyms: Hemisphere
Terms within: Australia, Gondwanaland, South America

Definition of Southern Hemisphere

1. Noun. The hemisphere of the Earth (or any celestial body) to the south of its equator. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Southern Hemisphere

southern belle
southern belles
southern blot
southern blue flag
southern bog lemming
southern bottlenose whale
southern bottlenose whales
southern buckthorn
southern cypress
southern elephant seal
southern elephant seals
southern flounder
southern flying squirrel
southern harebell
southern hemisphere
southern lights
southern live oak
southern magnolia
southern maidenhair
southern porgy
southern red cedar
southern red oak
southern screamer
southern screamers
southern scup
southern spadefoot
southern spatterdock
southern vole
southern voles

Literary usage of Southern Hemisphere

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1860)
"ON THE WINDS OP THE Southern Hemisphere.* By Prof. JH COFFIN, of Easton, Pa. THE preparation of this paper is due to the liberality of the Smithsonian ..."

2. The Southern Review by Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1869)
"On the other hand, if he were to dispatch the south winds, southward, with directions to discharge their waters upon the lands of the Southern Hemisphere, ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"In the southern hemisphere also we have proof that the analogous focus hu been travelling, not from west to east ..."

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