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Example sentences for: terra

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China’s greatest archaeological attraction, the terra cotta warriors of the Qin Dynasty Army, stand in battle formation about 30 km (nearly 20 miles) east of Xi’an in the complex known as the Museum of the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses (Qinshihuang Bingmayong Bowuguan).
Tungsten was first discovered in the United States in 1819, along with tellurium (with the symbol Te, it comes from Latin tellus , another word for terra , both meaning earth; compare the consonant shift between Latin puer , boy, and puella, girl) in Huntington, Connecticut, in a bismuth mine.
History and natural beauty mingle easily at Huaqing Hot Springs (Huaqingchi), a popular side trip for tourists on the way to or from the Qin terra cotta warriors excavations.
The land is divided by temperature: the northern part, Terra Fria (“Cold Land”), experiences very harsh winters, while Terra Quente (“Hot Land”) is more temperate, containing large vineyards in the Upper Douro Valley.
The area was under the sea when an upheaval raised it to the status of terra firma.