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'''Terra''' is a Latin word meaning Earth, but also may refer to:
* [[Terra Currency]], a currency proposed by economist [[Bernard Lietaer]].
* TERRA, a brand of root vegetable chips manufactured by the [[Hain Celestial Group]]
* [[Terra (group)]], a Bemani in-house musical group
* ''[[Terra (butterfly)]]'', a [[butterfly]] [[genus]]
* [[Terra (computer game)]], a computer role-playing game
* [[Terra Constructum (company)]], Terra Constructum, U.K., a construction company headquartered in England
* [[Terra-Gruppen]], a chain of Norwegian savings banks
* [[TerraLab]] Laboratory Equipment & Wear Manufacturing & Trading Co., headquartered in [[Turkey]]
* [[Terra (mythology)]], a primeval Roman goddess, also known as Tellus or Tellus Mater (Earth Mother)
* [[Terra Naomi]], a musician and recognized YouTube user for her songs
* ''[[Terra: The Nature of Our World]]'', a video podcast about science and the environment.
* [[Terra Networks]], S.A., an Internet company headquartered in Spain
In '''astronomy''':
* The Latin and Portuguese name for the planet [[Earth]]. It is the standard used to mark Earth on language-independent starmaps.{{Fact|date=July 2007}}
* [[Terra (satellite)]], a research satellite launched by NASA in 1999
* In [[planetary nomenclature]], terrae are extensive land masses found on various solar system bodies.<ref>{{cite web
| last=Blue | first=Jennifer | date=July 5, 2007
| url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/append5.jsp
| title=Descriptor Terms (Feature Types)
| work=Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature
| publisher=USGS | accessdate=2007-07-05 }}</ref>
**[[List of terrae on Venus]]
**[[List of terrae on Mars]]
**[[List of features on the Moon#Terra|Terra]] on the Moon
In '''fiction''':
* Terra refers to Earth in many [[fictional universe]]s
* [[Terra (film)]], a 2008 animated film by Aristomenis Tsirbas
* [[Planets of Warhammer 40,000#Holy Terra|Holy Terra]] is the name of Earth in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
* [[Terra (BattleTech)]] is the capital of the Terran Alliance and its successor the Terran Hegemony
* [[Terra (comics)]], a DC Comics character involved with the Teen Titans
* [[Characters of Final Fantasy VI#Terra|Terra Branford]], a fictional character from the video game ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''
* [[Legend of Legaia characters#Terra|Terra]], a "Ra-Seru" worn by Noa in the PlayStation game ''Legend of Legaia''
* [[The Planet Terra]] is a fictional planet from the video game ''Final Fantasy IX''
* TERRA is the name of the anti-MU defense force in the anime [[RahXephon]]
* Terra is the name of an Earthlike planet in the original version of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978)]]''
* terra is the name of one of the stardroids from the megaman series.
==See also==
* [[Tera]]
* [[Terran]]
* [[Terra Nova]]
* [[War on Terra]]
==References==
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