Terra 85154 226155295 2008-07-17T01:56:27Z CasanovaUnlimited 1475405 Added Venus to the terra list {{wiktionarypar|Terra|terra}} '''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== {{reflist|2}} {{disambig}} [[de:Terra]] [[es:Terra]] [[fr:Terra]] [[gl:Terra]] [[ko:테라 (동음이의)]] [[it:Terra (disambigua)]] [[nl:Terra]] [[ja:テラ (曖昧さ回避)]] [[no:Terra]] [[pl:Terra]] [[ru:Терра]]