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terra

American  
[ter-uh] / ˈtɛr ə /

noun

  1. earth; land.


terra British  
/ ˈtɛrə /

noun

  1. (in legal contexts) earth or land

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terra Scientific  
/ tĕrə /
  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.


Etymology

Origin of terra

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1605–15

Example Sentences

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“This desperate suit is a transparent attempt to extract money when it is well-established that the losses suffered by Terra and Luna holders were the result of a multibillion-dollar fraud perpetrated by the management of Terraform Labs,” said a spokesman for Jane Street.

From The Wall Street Journal

Terra Lawson-Remer, chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, called the alleged thefts “a serious breach of trust.”

From Los Angeles Times

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