eastern half??

[Unregistered]

What is the meaing of "the eastern half "?
Does it mean " all the eastern part " or the half of the eastern part??

Thanks for reading.

 

[riverkid]

What is the meaning of "the eastern half "?
Does it mean " all the eastern part " or the half of the eastern part??

Thanks for reading.

When its put in context, it has more meaning.

You could have the eastern half of a room/acre/field/acreage/lake/state/county/province/country/...

and yes, it would mean "all the eastern part" of those areas.