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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sarajin sikminji
"그 사라진 식민지의 운명은 여전히 미스터리로 남아 있다."
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A settlement or colony whose inhabitants disappeared under mysterious circumstances, leaving no definitive surviving records of their fate.
"Historians continue to debate the ultimate fate of England's famous lost colony on Roanoke Island." - 2
A metaphorical or fictionalized isolated community that has been entirely cut off from the rest of civilization for a prolonged period.
"The adventure novel featured explorers stumbling upon a forgotten lost colony deep within the uncharted jungle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the historical event of the Roanoke Colony, established in the late 16th century in present-day North Carolina, whose settlers mysteriously disappeared. Over time, the term evolved into a generic cultural descriptor for any human settlement that vanishes entirely without leaving a clear historical record.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lost Colony" is said worldwide
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colonie perdue
Transliteration: ko.lə.ni pɛʁ.dy
"Le mystère de la colonie perdue intrigue toujours les historiens."
verlorene Kolonie
Transliteration: fɛʁˈloːʁənə ko.loˈniː
"Die Suche nach der verlorenen Kolonie dauert bis heute an."
colonia perduta
Transliteration: koˈloː.nja perˈduː.ta
"Nessuno sa cosa sia realmente accaduto alla colonia perduta."
colonia perdida
Transliteration: koˈlo.nja peɾˈði.ða
"El destino de la colonia perdida sigue siendo un enigma."
colônia perdida
Transliteration: kuˈlõ.njɐ peɾˈɫi.dɐ
"Os arqueólogos investigam os vestígios da colônia perdida."
खोई हुई कॉलोनी
Transliteration: khoī huī kālonī
"खोई हुई कॉलोनी का रहस्य आज भी अनसुलझा है।"
失落的殖民地
Transliteration: shī luò de zhí mín dì
"历史学家仍在寻找关于失落的殖民地的线索。"
사라진 식민지
Transliteration: sarajin sikminji
"그 사라진 식민지의 운명은 여전히 미스터리로 남아 있다."
失われた植民地
Transliteration: ushinawareta shokuminchi
"失われた植民地の謎は多くの研究者を惹きつけている。"
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