terra — meaning in English
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English meaning
- country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
- district noun An area defined for administrative, political, or geographic purposes.
- earth name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
- ground noun The solid surface of the earth.
- land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
- soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.
Senses
terra is used for these senses in English:
- Earth The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.
- country The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]
- earth (uncountable) Soil.
- earth The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
- soil (uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.
country — full definition
- noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
- noun Rural land, as opposed to cities and towns.
- adj Relating to or typical of rural areas, or of country music.