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