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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHemisferio Norte
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-mi-sfe-rio nor-te
"El Hemisferio Norte experimenta el verano en junio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The half of the Earth that is north of the equator.
"In the Northern Hemisphere, winter occurs from December to February." - 2
A term used in astronomy to refer to the celestial sphere as viewed from the northern part of the Earth.
"Many constellations are only visible in the Northern Hemisphere."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'Northern Hemisphere' combines 'northern', derived from Old English 'norð', meaning 'north', and 'hemisphere', from the Greek 'hemisphairion', meaning 'half a sphere'. The concept has evolved to denote the northern half of the Earth, particularly in geographical and climatic contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Northern Hemisphere" is said worldwide
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Hémisphère Nord
Transliteration: em-is-fair nord
"L'Hémisphère Nord connaît des saisons opposées à celles de l'Hémisphère Sud."
Nördliche Hemisphäre
Transliteration: nörd-li-che hem-is-fä-re
"In der Nördlichen Hemisphäre ist der Winter von Dezember bis Februar."
Emisfero settentrionale
Transliteration: e-mi-sfe-ro set-ten-trio-na-le
"L'Emisfero settentrionale ha un clima diverso rispetto all'emisfero australe."
Hemisferio Norte
Transliteration: e-mi-sfe-rio nor-te
"El Hemisferio Norte experimenta el verano en junio."
Hemisfério Norte
Transliteration: e-mi-sféri-o nor-te
"No Hemisfério Norte, as folhas das árvores mudam de cor no outono."
उत्तर गोलार्ध
Transliteration: uttar golardh
"उत्तर गोलार्ध में सर्दी दिसंबर से फरवरी तक होती है।"
北半球
Transliteration: běi bànqiú
"北半球的冬天通常从十二月开始。"
북반구
Transliteration: bukban-gu
"북반구는 여름에 더운 날씨를 경험합니다."
北半球
Transliteration: kita hankyū
"北半球では、冬は12月から始まります。"
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