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tierra

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Aragonese

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin terra.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈtjera/
    • Syllabification: tie‧rra
    • Rhymes: -era

    Noun

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    tierra f (plural tierras)

    1. earth

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    Asturian

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Latin terra.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈtjera/ [ˈt̪je.ra]
      • Rhymes: -era
      • Syllabification: tie‧rra

      Noun

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      tierra f (plural tierres)

      1. ground, floor
      2. earth
      3. country
        Synonym: país
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      Further reading

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      • tierra”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
      • García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “tierra”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

      Chavacano

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Spanish tierra (land).

      Pronunciation

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      • Hyphenation: tie‧rra

      Noun

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      tierra

      1. earth; soil

      Spanish

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      Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Old Spanish tierra, from Latin terra, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (dry).

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /ˈtjera/ [ˈt̪je.ra]
        • Audio (Spain):(file)
        • Rhymes: -era
        • Syllabification: tie‧rra

        Noun

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        tierra f (plural tierras)

        1. Earth (planet of the Solar System in which all of humanity resides)
          Alternative form: Tierra (chiefly astronomy)
        2. (geography) land, ground (Earth surface not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
          Coordinate terms: mar, agua, cielo
        3. (geology) earth, soil (the unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth)
          Synonym: suelo
        4. land, terrain (an area of land or the particular features of it)
        5. (agriculture, also in the plural) land, terrain (reserved for growing crops)
        6. homeland (one's country of birth)
          Synonyms: patria, terruño
        7. land, country, nation, territory (country or region)
          Synonyms: país, nación, región
        8. (electricity) ground, earth (connection electrically to the earth on equipment)
          Synonym: neutro
          Antonym: línea viva
        9. (alchemy) earth (one of the four or five classical elements)
          Coordinate terms: agua, fuego, viento

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