southern hemisphere
southern hemisphere noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see southern, hemisphere. Also the alternative letter-case form of Southern Hemisphere.
Noun
southern hemisphere (plural southern hemispheres)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see southern, hemisphere.
Proper noun capitalized: Southern Hemisphere
the Southern Hemisphere
- The hemisphere in Earth to the south of the Equator, containing only about 10% of the total land area on Earth.
- Antonyms:
- Northern Hemisphere
Also used as
southern hemisphere is also the alternative letter-case form of Southern Hemisphere.
Antonyms of southern hemisphere
Forms of southern hemisphere
| plural | southern hemispheres |
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Questions about southern hemisphere
- What does southern hemisphere mean?
- Southern hemisphere means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see southern, hemisphere.
- What part of speech is southern hemisphere?
- Southern hemisphere can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of southern hemisphere?
- The plural of southern hemisphere is southern hemispheres.
Words near southern hemisphere in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: southern hemisphere (page history and authors); Southern Hemisphere (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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