terra firma

Meaning

  1. (uncountable) Continental land, as distinguished from islands.
  2. (colloquial, uncountable) Land, as opposed to water or air.

Translations

terra ferma

στερεά

στέρεο έδαφος

στεριά

اليابِسة

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɜː.mə/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin terra firma (“solid land”).

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