NOUN | location | Greenwich Meridian | the meridian passing through Greenwich |
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Meaning | The meridian passing through Greenwich; was internationally adopted as the earth's zero of longitude in 1884. | |
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Instance of | prime meridian | meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England) |
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