tây bán cầu
Definition
Proper Noun: - The Western Hemisphere: The half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) and east of the 180th meridian. It includes the continents of North America and South America in their entirety, along with parts of other continents.
Usage Examples
- Proper Noun:
- Phần lớn đất liền của tây bán cầu là châu Mỹ. (The majority of the landmass in the Western Hemisphere is the Americas.)
- Việt Nam không nằm ở tây bán cầu. (Vietnam is not located in the Western Hemisphere.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is used in geographical, political, and cultural contexts to refer to the part of the world encompassing the Americas and surrounding waters.
- "Các quốc gia tây bán cầu": Countries of the Western Hemisphere.
- Tổ chức các quốc gia châu Mỹ (OAS) bao gồm nhiều quốc gia ở tây bán cầu. (The Organization of American States (OAS) includes many countries in the Western Hemisphere.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bán cầu (n): Hemisphere.
- Trái Đất được chia thành bán cầu đông và bán cầu tây. (The Earth is divided into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.)
Synonyms
- The New World: A historical term often used synonymously with the Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas.
- The Americas: Refers specifically to the continents within the Western Hemisphere.
Related Terms
- Bán cầu đông (n): Eastern Hemisphere.
- Kinh tuyến gốc (n): Prime Meridian.