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Dutch
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion). By surface analysis, hemi- + -sfeer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦeː.miˈsfeːr/
- Hyphenation: he‧mi‧sfeer
Noun
hemisfeer m (plural hemisferen, diminutive hemisfeertje n)
- a hemisphere, half-sphere, notably half the planet Earth
- Chronologisch is de Aarde verdeeld in een oostelijke en een westelijk hemisfeer, klimatologisch in een noordelijke en een zuidelijke
- Chronologically earth is divided in an eastern and a western hemisphere, climatologically in a northern and a southern one
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