terra

American  

[ter-uh] / ˈtɛr ə /

noun

1. earth; land.

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terra British  

/ ˈtɛrə /

noun

1. (in legal contexts) earth or land

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terra Scientific  

/ tĕr′ə /

1. A rough highland or mountainous region of the moon with a relatively high albedo.

2. Compare mare

3. A vast highland region on a planet.

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Etymology

Origin of terra

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1605–15

Example Sentences

Despite the many Aboriginal communities, the British deemed the place terra nullius—no one’s land—and established a penal colony, bringing diseases that drastically reduced the indigenous population.

From The Wall Street Journal

The law "helps prioritize the issue on the public agenda," said Bruno Kato, founder of Horta da Terra, a company that develops and markets Amazonian ingredients.

From Barron's

The kitchen floor suddenly terra incognita, Jack looked to me across the table for help.

From The Wall Street Journal

Back on terra firma, Brock agrees with Perplexity's Srinivas that fewer data centres will be required, and that she instead thinks "processing will move to a handheld device, or a set-top box, or a router in your home".

From BBC

The piece ends with the Performance Artist realizing that the boat she built out of garbage is too small to save everyone; a children’s chorus arrives and sings “Et in terra pax” from a Vivaldi “Gloria.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• globe
• planet