Phrase guide

Northern Hemisphere

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

The hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: Southern Hemisphere

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Northern Hemisphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: southern hemisphere

Broader terms: hemisphere

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noun

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see northern, hemisphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hemisphere

History

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نِصْف اَلْكُرَة الْأَرْضِيَّة الشَّمَالِيّ (niṣf al-kura l-ʔarḍiyya š-šamāliyy) — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Armenian: հյուսիսային կիսագունդ (hyusisayin kisagund) — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Chinese Mandarin: 北半球 (běibànqiú) — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Czech: severní polokoule — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Dutch: noordelijke halfrond — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Esperanto: norda duonglobo — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Finnish: pohjoinen pallonpuolisko — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • French: hémisphère nord — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • French: hémisphère boréal — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Galician: hemisferio norte — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Georgian: ჩრდილოეთი ნახევარსფერო (črdiloeti naxevarspero) — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Georgian: ჩრდილოეთი ჰემისფერო (črdiloeti hemispero) — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • German: Nordhalbkugel — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Greek: βόρειο ημισφαίριο (vóreio imisfaírio) — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Hawaiian: poepoe hapa ʻākau — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Hindi: उत्तरी गोलार्ध (uttarī golārdh) — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Icelandic: Norðurhvel — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Irish: leathsféar thuaidh — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Italian: emisfero boreale — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Japanese: 北半球 (kitahankyū) — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Korean: 북반구 (bukban'gu) — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Luxembourgish: Nordhallefkugel — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Luxembourgish: nërdlech Hallefkugel — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Luxembourgish: nërdlech Hemisphär — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Māori: Tuakoi Raki — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Portuguese: hemisfério norte — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Russian: Се́верное полуша́рие (Sévernoje polušárije) — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Spanish: hemisferio norte — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Swedish: norra halvklotet — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Vietnamese: bắc bán cầu — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Vietnamese: bán cầu bắc — hemisphere to the north of the Equator
  • Welsh: Hemisffer y Gogledd — hemisphere to the north of the Equator