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-the eastern hemi-sfeer is a ‘geo-graphical term’ for the half of the earth which is east of the ‘prime meridian’ (which crosses ‘greenwich’, ‘england’) + west of the ‘anti-meridian’-
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*it is also used to refer to [‘europe’ / ‘asia’ / ‘africa’ / ‘australia’]*
(in contrast with the ‘western hemisphere’, which includes ‘north/south america’*)
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*this hemi-sphere may also be called the “oriental hemisphere”*
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*in addition, it may be used in a [cultural/geo-political sense] as a synonym for the “old world”*
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