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What is another word for the northern hemisphere?

Pronunciation: [ðə nˈɔːðən hˈɛmɪsfˌi͡ə] (IPA)

The term "the northern hemisphere" refers to the half of the Earth that lies north of the equator. There are several synonyms that can be used to describe this region, such as the North Pole, the Arctic Circle, the boreal zone, and the upper hemisphere. The boreal zone is a term that is commonly used in ecology and refers to the area of the Earth that is covered by boreal forests, which are found in the northern hemisphere. The upper hemisphere is often used in contrast to the lower hemisphere or the southern hemisphere. The North Pole and the Arctic Circle are more specific terms that refer to the northernmost parts of the hemisphere.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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  • A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern hemisphere, Easter is not associated with the energy and vitality of spring but with the more subdued spirit of autumn?
    Hugh Mackay
  • The world generally speaking is now drifting on a more and more devastating course towards the absurd target of extermination - or rather, to be more exact - of the northern hemisphere's towns, fields, and the people who have developed our civilization.
    Alva Myrdal
  • Australia's distance from Europe was probably only tolerable because it had strategic commodities which England, threatened by changing European alliances, might some day be unable to produce in the northern hemisphere. Flax was the first conqueror - a hollow conqueror - of the distance which so often shaped Australia's destiny.
    Geoffrey Blainey

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