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Lost Colony

name

Etymology

From lost + colony, since it was a failed colony of England that mysteriously disappeared with no survivors.

  1. derived from *kʷel-✻
  2. derived from colōnia
  3. inherited from colane
  4. compounded as lost colony — “lost + colony”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Roanoke Colony

    Synonym of Roanoke Colony: A former colony in North America.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA