terra firma

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin terra firma (“solid land”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɜː.mə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɝ.mə/ === Noun === terra firma (uncountable) Continental land, as distinguished from islands. Coordinate term: archipelago Near-synonym: mainland (colloquial) Land, as opposed to water or air. Near-synonyms: dry land, solid ground (idiomatic) Familiar territory (in a figurative sense); real-world concerns. Antonyms: castles in the air, air castles, pie in the sky, pipe dreams Coordinate terms: terra incognita (often antonymous to this sense), uncharted territory, uncharted waters Near-synonym: solid ground ==== Translations ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === Derived from Latin terra firma (“solid land”). === Noun === terra firma ? (uncommon) terra firma Synonym: fast mark