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eastern hemisphere

1. that half of the globe containing Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, lying east of the Greenwich meridian
2. the lands in this, esp Asia
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Eastern Hemisphere

[¦ē·stərn ′hem·ə‚sfir]
(geography)
The half of the earth lying mostly to the east of the Atlantic Ocean, including Europe, Africa, and Asia.
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