Terra

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea. Roman
  2. 2
    The planet Earth.
  3. 3
    A female given name.
Noun
  1. 1
    Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface. countable, literary, uncountable
  2. 2
    The material world as opposed to the heavens. archaic, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A continent or large landmass, especially on another planet or moon; e.g. Arabia Terra or Aphrodite Terra. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A lunar highland or mountainous region with relatively high albedo; e.g. Terra Nivium. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin terra.

Etymology 2

From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the land itself”).

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