terra

[ter-uh]

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noun

earth; land.

Origin of terra

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1605–15

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Examples from the Web for terra

Contemporary Examples

Here are five books that make the terra slightly less incognita.
The Five Best Books on Cuba
William O’Connor, Malcolm Jones
December 17, 2014
I also like Terra Kulture, a cultural center in Victoria Island, the restaurant there makes a nice smoothie called 'Go Slow.'
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Literary Lagos
Henry Krempels
March 16, 2014
Even the Italian government now refers to the area as the “terra di tumori” or “land of tumors.”
Italy’s Triangle Of Death: Naples Residents Blame Child Cancer Rates On Mob Disposal Of Toxic Chemicals
Barbie Latza Nadeau
November 21, 2013
Alcatraz and Terra Nova did not live past 13 episodes and Fringe had to fight to make to it to five seasons.
‘Almost Human’ Review: A Dystopian Future That We’ve Seen Before
Chancellor Agard
November 17, 2013
If Groupon was Battletoads, it would be like I made it all the way to the Terra Tubes without dying on my first ever play through.
Memo from Groupon's CEO: I Was Fired
Megan McArdle
March 1, 2013

Historical Examples

Imagine how glad he must have been when he found himself on terra firma!
Georgie's Present
Miss Brightwell
Mars and Terra—Venus, too—they'll never know how close it was for them.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930
Various
They school in thousands on Terra and eat anything that swims.
Join Our Gang?
Sterling E. Lanier
The mate was down in the ocean, and the captain was standing on terra firma.
Adrift on the Pacific
Edward S. Ellis
Can these have been of terra cotta of the della Robbia school?
Portuguese Architecture
Walter Crum Watson

British Dictionary definitions for terra

terra

noun

(in legal contexts) earth or land

Word Origin

from Latin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for terra

n.

Latin, literally "earth" (see terrain).

terra in Science

terra

[tĕr′ə]

A rough highland or mountainous region of the moon with a relatively high albedo. Compare mare.
A vast highland region on a planet.

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Examples from the Web for terra

Contemporary Examples

Here are five books that make the terra slightly less incognita.

I also like Terra Kulture, a cultural center in Victoria Island, the restaurant there makes a nice smoothie called 'Go Slow.'

Even the Italian government now refers to the area as the “terra di tumori” or “land of tumors.”

Alcatraz and Terra Nova did not live past 13 episodes and Fringe had to fight to make to it to five seasons.

If Groupon was Battletoads, it would be like I made it all the way to the Terra Tubes without dying on my first ever play through.

Historical Examples

Imagine how glad he must have been when he found himself on terra firma!

Mars and Terra—Venus, too—they'll never know how close it was for them.

They school in thousands on Terra and eat anything that swims.

The mate was down in the ocean, and the captain was standing on terra firma.

Can these have been of terra cotta of the della Robbia school?

terra

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for terra

n.

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Origin of terra