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Lost Colony

Lost Colony proper noun: synonym of Roanoke Colony: A former colony in North America.

Proper noun

the Lost Colony

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

Synonyms of Lost Colony

Origin of Lost Colony

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

Questions about Lost Colony

What does Lost Colony mean?
Lost Colony means synonym of Roanoke Colony: A former colony in North America.
What part of speech is Lost Colony?
Lost Colony is a proper noun.

Words near Lost Colony in the dictionary

  1. lost articles
  2. lost caste
  3. lost cause
  4. lost causes
  5. Lost City
  6. Lost Colony
  7. lost control
  8. lost count
  9. Lost Creek
  10. Lost Dakota
  11. lost decade

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