terra alba in All languages combined

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Etymology: Borrowed from Latin terra (“earth”) + alba (“white”), literally meaning "white earth". Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin, {{bor+|en|la|-}} Borrowed from Latin, {{m|la|terra|t=earth}} terra (“earth”), {{m|la|alba|t=white}} alba (“white”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ters-}} Proto-Indo-European *ters-, {{root|en|ine-pro|*ters-}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} terra alba (uncountable)

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"terra alba" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [English]