terra
/ˈtɛɹə/
terra noun: earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface.
Noun
terra (countable and uncountable, plural terras or terrae or (archaic) terræ)
- Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface.
- The material world as opposed to the heavens.
- A continent or large landmass, especially on another planet or moon; e.g. Arabia Terra or Aphrodite Terra.
- A lunar highland or mountainous region with relatively high albedo; e.g. Terra Nivium.
Proper noun capitalized: Terra
Terra
- The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea.
- The planet Earth.
- A female given name.
terra meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
terra in Hindi
- टेरा, टेर्रा
terra in Tamil
- நிலம், மண்
terra in Marathi
- टेरा
terra in Urdu
- مٹی, زمین
More languagesFewer languages
- terra in Bengali
- টেরা
- terra in Telugu
- టెర్రా, టెరా
- terra in Malayalam
- ടെറാ, ടെറ
- terra in Kannada
- ನೆಲ
- terra in Punjabi
- ਟੈਰਾ, ਟੇਰਾ, ਟੇਰਰਾ
- terra in Gujarati
- ટેરા
- terra in Odia
- ଟେରା
- terra in Nepali
- टेरा, टेर्रा, टेरे
Examples of terra in a sentence
- It's nice to be back on terra firma after a long session of analyzing the philosopher's abstruse theories.
- How commonly stinging insects encounter this problem is scientific terra incognita.
- Terra Firma is an Alliance political party formed after the First Contact War.
Synonyms of terra
Forms of terra
| plural | terras |
|---|---|
| plural | terrae |
| plural (archaic) | terræ |
Origin of terra
Borrowed from Latin terra.
From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the land itself”).
Words formed from terra
Phrases with terra
Words that rhyme with terra
Questions about terra
- What does terra mean?
- Terra means earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface.
- What is terra in Hindi?
- Terra in Hindi is टेरा, टेर्रा. See Terra meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is terra?
- Terra can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce terra?
- Terra is pronounced /ˈtɛɹə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of terra?
- The plural of terra is terras.
Words near terra in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: terra (page history and authors); Terra (page history and authors); terra (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terra (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); terra (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terra (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); terra (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terra (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terra (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terra (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); terra (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terra (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terra (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terra (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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