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==Origin==
New Latin, [[literally]], solid [[land]]. Denoting the territories on the Italian mainland that were subject to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Venice state of Venice]): from [[Latin]], literally ‘firm land.’
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1638]
==Definition==
'''Terra firma''' is a Latin phrase meaning "solid [[earth]]" (from terra, meaning "earth", and firma, meaning "solid"). The phrase refers to the dry [[land]] mass on the earth's surface and is used to differentiate from the [[sea]] or [[air]].
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==Origin==
New Latin, [[literally]], solid [[land]]. Denoting the territories on the Italian mainland that were subject to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Venice state of Venice]): from [[Latin]], literally ‘firm land.’
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1638]
==Definition==
'''Terra firma''' is a Latin phrase meaning "solid [[earth]]" (from terra, meaning "earth", and firma, meaning "solid"). The phrase refers to the dry [[land]] mass on the earth's surface and is used to differentiate from the [[sea]] or [[air]].
[[Category: Geography]]
[[Category: History]]