Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, literary, uncountable)Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A continent or large landmass, especially on another planet or moon; e.g. Arabia Terra or Aphrodite Terra.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A lunar highland or mountainous region with relatively high albedo; e.g. Terra Nivium.

  4. (archaic, countable, uncountable)The material world as opposed to the heavens.

More definitions
  • (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea

Examples

7 sentences
  1. I planted some onions in the terra cotta pot.

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  2. Carl was happy to be back on terra firma after the boating trip.

    deKarl war nach der Bootsfahrt froh, wieder festen Boden unter den Füßen zu haben.

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  3. Taking risks may land you on terra incognita and make you long to plant your feet back on terra firma.

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  4. Soon enough, there were only three enormous countries on Terra.

    ruВскоре на Земле остались лишь три огромные страны.

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  5. Bioremediation and environmental engineering of Terra saved that planet from pollution and desertification.

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin terra.

Borrowed from Latin terra.

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Forms

plural: terras / terrae
Singularterra
Pluralterras / terrae

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea:Tellus

Word family

6 related words

See also

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