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The two words terra and tellus are thought to derive from the formulaic phrase tersa tellus, meaning "dry land". [citation needed] The etymology of tellus is uncertain; it is perhaps related to Sanskrit talam, "plain ground". [10] The 4th century AD Latin commentator Servius distinguishes between use of tellus and terra.
Terra (German science fiction), a science fiction series published by Arthur Moewig Verlag, Munich; The Terra Trilogy, a series of novels by Mitch Benn, consisting of Terra (2013), Terra's World (2014) and Terra's War (2021) Terra Nostra (Our Earth), a 1975 historical novel on Hispanic history by Mexican author Carlos Fuentes
Africa terra means "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular), referring to the Afri tribe, who dwelt in Northern Africa around the area of Carthage. Their name might come from Phoenician afar "dust”. Greek aphrike (*ἀφρίκη) "without cold".
The name Australia has been applied to two continents. Originally, it was applied to the south polar continent, or sixth continent, now known as Antarctica.The name is a shortened form of Terra Australis which was one of the names given to the imagined (but undiscovered) land mass that was thought to surround the south pole.
Map of North America from 1566 showing Italian inscriptions, both Terra In Cognita and Mare In Cognito. Terra incognita or terra ignota (Latin "unknown land"; incognita is stressed on its second syllable in Latin, but with variation in pronunciation in English) is a term used in cartography for regions that have not been mapped or documented.
Mother Nature was a supporting character in The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, portrayed by Aisha Tyler. She was shown as the head leader of the Council of Legendary Figures (which also consists of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Cupid, Father Time, the Sandman, the Tooth Fairy, and Jack Frost).
Terra 2.0’s LUNA launched on May 28, 2022 with a price of $17.80 per coin. It quickly plummeted to under $5 by 4 p.m. that day. By the end of the month, it spiked to $11.40, but dropped the ...
Terra Australis (Latin: ' Southern Land ') was a hypothetical continent first posited in antiquity and which appeared on maps between the 15th and 18th centuries. Its existence was not based on any survey or direct observation, but rather on the idea that continental land in the Northern Hemisphere should be balanced by land in the Southern Hemisphere. [1]