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Tierra Firme

Tierra Firme proper noun: a former province of Spain, spanning some of the northern South American mainland.

Proper noun

Tierra Firme

  1. (historical) A former province of Spain, spanning some of the northern South American mainland.
    • As he approached Bogotá, the capital of the most powerful Chibcha kingdom, he encountered two other Spanish expeditions, both of which had penetrated the hinterland of Tierra Firme from different points on the Caribbean coast […].1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 31

Origin of Tierra Firme

Borrowed from Spanish Tierra Firme (literally “mainland, terra firma”).

Questions about Tierra Firme

What does Tierra Firme mean?
Tierra Firme means a former province of Spain, spanning some of the northern South American mainland.
What part of speech is Tierra Firme?
Tierra Firme is a proper noun.

Words near Tierra Firme in the dictionary

  1. Tiernos
  2. tierod
  3. tierods
  4. Tierra Amarilla
  5. Tierra del Fuego
  6. Tierra Firme
  7. Tierrablanca
  8. Tierrablancas
  9. tiers
  10. Tiers Cross
  11. ties

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