/ Dictionary / Index L Lost Colony: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Lost' Col'ony Pronunciation: [key] — Amer. Hist. Amer. Hist. a settlement of British colonists whom Walter Raleigh sent to Roanoke Island (now part of North Carolina) in 1587 and of whom no trace was found after 1591. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. lost cause Lost Generation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: prevalent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language