Phrase guide

Southern Hemisphere

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

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Meaning 1

The hemisphere in Earth to the south of the Equator, containing only about 10% of the total land area on Earth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: Northern Hemisphere

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Southern Hemisphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: northern hemisphere

Broader terms: hemisphere

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noun

Meaning 3

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

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 4

the hemisphere to the south of the equator

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hemisphere

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Suidelike Halfrond — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Arabic: نِصْف اَلْكُرَة الْأَرْضِيَّة الجَنُوبِيّ (nisf kura l-ʔardiyya l-janūbiyy) — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Armenian: հարավային կիսագունդ (haravayin kisagund) — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Chinese Mandarin: 南半球 (nánbànqiú) — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Czech: jižní polokoule — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Dutch: zuidelijk halfrond — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Esperanto: suda duonglobo — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Finnish: eteläinen pallonpuolisko — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • French: hémisphère sud — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • French: hémisphère austral — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Galician: hemisferio sur — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Georgian: სამხრეთი ნახევარსფერო (samxreti naxevarspero) — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Georgian: სამხრეთი ჰემისფერო (samxreti hemispero) — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • German: Südhalbkugel — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Greek: νότιο ημισφαίριο (nótio imisfaírio) — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Hindi: दक्षिणी गोलार्ध (dakṣiṇī golārdh) — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Irish: leathsféar theas — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Italian: emisfero australe — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Japanese: 南半球 (minamihankyū) — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Korean: 남반구 (namban'gu) — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Māori: Tuakoi Tonga — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Portuguese: hemisfério sul — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Russian: Ю́жное полуша́рие (Júžnoje polušárije) — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Spanish: hemisferio sur — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Swedish: södra hemisfär — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Tamil: தெற்கு அரைக்கோளம் (teṟku araikkōḷam) — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Vietnamese: nam bán cầu — hemisphere to the south of the Equator
  • Vietnamese: bán cầu nam — hemisphere to the south of the Equator