Terran

Terran

Terran is a term commonly associated in science fiction with humans.

Etymological timeline

* circa 1300, from the Middle English "terrene", "belonging to this world, earthly, secular, temporal"
* 1635: "of the Earth as a planet"
* 1881, from the Latin "terra" in science fiction: "of or pertaining to the planet Earth"
* 1953, as a noun: "inhabitant of the Earth"

Other uses

It may also refer to:

In fiction:
* Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance, a fictional galactic government in the "FreeSpace" series.
* Terran ("StarCraft"), the name given to the humans in the "StarCraft" science fiction series.
* Terran Alliance, a fictional governing organization in the "Battle Opera Gunmech" universe.
* Terran Confederation, the primary human government in the "Wing Commander" science fiction series.
* Terran Empire, a government in the 1967 "Star Trek" episode "Mirror, Mirror".
* Terran Federation, a government in the 1959 science fiction novel "Starship Troopers".
* Terran Federation ("Blake's 7"), a government in the science fiction TV series "Blake's 7".
* Terran Federation ("Starfire"), a government in the "Starfire" universe.
* Terran Hegemony, a government in the fictional "BattleTech" universe.
* Terran Republic, an empire fighting for order in the fictional MMOFPS "PlanetSide" for PC.
* Terran Trade Authority, the government in a collection of four large illustrated science fiction books.
* Terran System, another name given to the system where Earth is found in the 1990 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Best of Both Worlds Part 1"
* Terran, humans from the Sol System in the X Universe in the "X" game series. They feature heavily in .

In other
* Tony Terran, Los Angeles Session Trumpet Player

See also:
* Terra
* terrestrial
* Earthling


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