"terra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛɹə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-terra.wav Forms: terras [plural], terrae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɹə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin terra. Doublet of terrier. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ters-}}, {{bor|en|la|terra}} Latin terra, {{doublet|en|terrier}} Doublet of terrier Head templates: {{en-noun|s|terrae}} terra (plural terras or terrae)
  1. A continent or large landmass, e.g. Arabia Terra or Aphrodite Terra.
    Sense id: en-terra-en-noun-3Etr~qUk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 8 7 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 0 1 0 6 0 10 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 10 6 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 0 1 0 7 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. A Lunar highland or mountainous region with a relatively high albedo, e.g. Terra Nivium.
    Sense id: en-terra-en-noun-eE2-fb2~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 10 6 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 0 1 0 7 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: terracotta, terra-japonica, terra Lemnia, terra-mara, terra ponderosa, terra preta, terra rossa

Inflected forms

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