Terra

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Terra may often refer to:

  • Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess
  • An alternate name for planet Earth, as well as the Latin name for the planet

Terra may also refer to:

Geography[edit]

Astronomy[edit]

Latin and other[edit]

  • Terra Australis (southern land), hypothetical continent appearing on maps from the 15th to the 18th century
  • Terra incognita, unknown land, for regions that have not been mapped or documented
  • Terra nullius, land belonging to no one, nobody's land, empty or desolate land
  • Terra preta ("black earth"), very dark, fertile anthropogenic soil found in the Amazon Basin

Places[edit]

Nature[edit]

People[edit]

Given name[edit]

Other[edit]

  • Gabriel Terra (1873–1942), Uruguayan president
  • Terra Ryzing, one of the names given to professional wrestler Triple H

Fictional characters[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Terra (German science fiction), a science fiction series published by Arthur Moewig Verlag, Munich
  • The Terra Trilogy, a series of Young Adult SF novels by Mitch Benn, consisting of Terra (2013), Terra's World (2014) and Terra's War (2021)
  • Terra Nostra (novel) (Our Earth), a 1975 historical novel on Hispanic history by Mexican author Carlos Fuentes

Film and TV[edit]

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Music[edit]

Business and brands[edit]

See also[edit]