Terran
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The term Terran is commonly used in science fiction to refer to humans. The word derives from Latin terra (Earth). In particular, it can refer to:
- Terran Federation (from Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers, 1959)
- Terran Empire (from the Mirror, Mirror episode of Star Trek, 1967)
- Terran (StarCraft) and their various governments (from the StarCraft universe)
- Terran Federation (Starfire) (from the Starfire universe)
- Terran Confederation (from the Wing Commander science fiction series)
- Terran Alliance (from Battle Opera Gunmech)
- Terran Hegemony (from BattleTech)
- Terran Federation (from the science fiction TV series Blake's 7)
- Universal Terran Church, an interfaith church that teaches that "All Paths Are Valid"
- Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance (From FreeSpace 2)
- In the Exosquad universe, Terrans are homo sapiens.
- Terran Republic (from PlanetSide)
- People from Earth refer to themselves and are referred too, as Terrans on the TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century from 1979.
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- Terra, or "Holy Terra," is Earth, in Warhammer 40,000.
- terrestrial
[edit] Other Uses
- Terran an alternative name used in Eastern Europe for wine made from the Mondeuse Noire grape.
