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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The half of the earth east of the Prime Meridian. The Eastern Hemisphere is often more broadly defined as including all of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
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- noun The
hemisphere of theEarth to the east of the Greenwich Meridian (zero degreelongitude ) and west of 180 degrees longitude (approximately theInternational Date Line ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
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Examples
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One half is called the Eastern Hemisphere and the other half the Western
Where We Live A Home Geography Emilie Van Beil Jacobs
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The listing should reinforce the company's growing presence in the Eastern Hemisphere, which is the source of a significant portion of the company's current and anticipated future earnings.
Weatherford Reports Third Quarter Results of $0.18 Per Share - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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The listing should reinforce the company's growing presence in the Eastern Hemisphere, which is the source of a significant portion of the company's current and anticipated future earnings.
Weatherford Reports Third Quarter Results of $0.18 Per Share - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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Halliburton will expand deepwater operations in the Eastern Hemisphere, but did not specify how much it would spend.
Halliburton Profit Soars On Jump In Oil Revenue Nicole Hardesty 2011
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Halliburton will expand deepwater operations in the Eastern Hemisphere, but did not specify how much it would spend.
Halliburton Profit Soars On Jump In Oil Revenue Nicole Hardesty 2011
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Ishinomaki has the Eastern Hemisphere's second-largest fish market.
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A HEMP in space would cause irreparable damage not only to electronics in Iran, but throughout the region, if not the entire Eastern Hemisphere.
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The company plans to invest heavily in new technology and ramp up equipment manufacturing, particularly in the Eastern Hemisphere, Mr. Lesar said.
Halliburton Profit More Than Doubles on North America Rebound Ryan Dezember 2011
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This one, however, like the original 1972 "Blue Marble" image, offers a view of portions of the Eastern Hemisphere.
LOOK: NASA Releases ANOTHER High-Definition Image Of Earth Timothy Stenovec 2012
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This one, however, like the original 1972 "Blue Marble" image, offers a view of portions of the Eastern Hemisphere.
LOOK: NASA Releases ANOTHER High-Definition Image Of Earth Timothy Stenovec 2012
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