西にし半はん球きゅう

noun

western hemisphere; the Occident

Geographical term for the half of the Earth west of the prime meridian; also used historically for the Western world, especially the Americas and Europe.

See also: 東半球

• 西にし半はん球きゅうには南なん北ぼくアメリカ大たい陸りくが含ふくまれる。

  The western hemisphere includes the continents of North and South America.

• この植しょく物ぶつは西にし半はん球きゅうに広ひろく分ぶん布ぷしている。

  This plant is widely distributed in the western hemisphere.