"terra firma" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɜː.mə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɝ.mə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-terra firma.wav [US]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin terra firma (“solid land”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|terra firma||solid land}} Learned borrowing from Latin terra firma (“solid land”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} terra firma (uncountable)
  1. Continental land, as distinguished from islands. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-terra_firma-en-noun-O6B4WX94
  2. (colloquial) Land, as opposed to water or air. Tags: colloquial, uncountable Synonyms (land, as opposed to water or air): dry land, solid ground Translations (land, as opposed to water or air): terra ferma [feminine] (Catalan), vaste grond [masculine] (Dutch), kuiva maa (Finnish), terre ferme [feminine] (French), plancher des vaches [masculine] (French), fester Boden [masculine] (German), terraferma [feminine] (Italian), ybyeté (Old Tupi), stały ląd [masculine] (Polish), terra firme [feminine] (Portuguese), tierra firme [feminine] (Spanish), fast mark (Swedish), terra firma (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-terra_firma-en-noun-Yi0F-lfq Disambiguation of 'land, as opposed to water or air': 4 96 Disambiguation of 'land, as opposed to water or air': 4 96

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