Terran
Terran is a demonym derived from "terra", the Latin term for Earth. As an adjective the word describes a person, place, or thing originating from Earth, the planet. Particularly the word is used to describe the people of the Earth, although it may also pertain to other species from Earth. As a noun it denotes a person from Earth.
Terran may also refer to:
Literature
- Terran Federation (Starship Troopers), a government in the 1959 science fiction novel Starship Troopers
- Terran Trade Authority, the government in a collection of four large illustrated science fiction books
Television
- Terran Federation (Blake's 7), a government in the science fiction TV series Blake's 7
- The Terran Empire, a mirror universe alternative to the United Federation of Planets in several episodes of the Star Trek franchise
Gaming
- Terran (StarCraft), the name given to the exiled humans in the StarCraft science fiction series.
- Terran Republic, the authoritarian government in the Planetside series.
- Terran Federation (Starfire), a government in the Starfire board wargame universe.
- Terrans, a humanoid race from the RTS game Star Command: Revolution.
- Terran Confederation, the primary human government in the Wing Commander science fiction series.
- Terrans, the human faction from the game Galaxy on Fire.
- Terran Planet, A type of colonizable planet in Sins of a Solar Empire
- In the infamous Descent franchise features the Post Terran Mining Corporation (PTMC) as a major player.
- Terrans, the human faction from the Solar System in the X series, named so to distinguish them from the descendants of their lost X-Universe colonies, the Argon.
People
- Tony Terran (born 1926), Los Angeles session musician and trumpet player
- Jennifer Terran, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- Terran Sandwith (born 1972), retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played eight games in the National Hockey League
- Terran Justice Gregory is a cinematic project director at Blizzard Entertainment for World of Warcraft.
Other
- Terran (grape), alternative name used in Eastern Europe for the Mondeuse Noire wine grape
See also
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