lost tribes

lɒst traɪbz

lost tribe

Definition

Definition of lost tribes - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

mystery peoplesgroups of people who disappeared long ago

The lost tribes are a mystery to historians.

bible tradition

TECH.

ten tribes deported from Israel in 721 BC

TECH.

The lost tribes are a significant part of Jewish history.

metaphorical

Rare

group of people isolated or forgotten over time

Rare

The island was home to one of the lost tribes.

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Expressions with lost

be lost

not know where you are or how to get somewhere

I be lost in the city at night.

get lost

lose one's way while traveling

We took a wrong turn and got lost.

lost sheep

person who is lost or confused

He felt like a lost sheep in the new city.

lost generation

people feeling disconnected from society

Many young people today feel like a lost generation.

be lost without

feel unable to manage if missing someone or something important

I would be lost without my phone.

get lost in a crowd

become unnoticeable among many people

She tends to get lost in a crowd at parties.

Examples of lost tribes in a sentence

Researchers are still searching for the lost tribes.
The lost tribes have been a mystery for centuries.
Researchers are tracing the history of the lost tribes.
The lost tribes have fascinating traditions.
Legends speak of lost tribes in the mountains.

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French:tribus perdues, dix tribus perdues, ...
German:verlorene Stämme, verlorene Stämme Israels, ...
Italian:tribù perdute, tribù disperse, ...
Spanish:tribus perdidas, pueblos olvidados, ...
Portuguese:tribos perdidas, povos esquecidos, ...
Chinese:失落的部落, 消失的部落, ...
Japanese:失われた部族, 失われた十部族, ...
Arabic:قَبائِل مَفْقودَة, القَبَائِل المَفْقُودَة, ...
Hebrew:הַשְּׁבָטִים הָאֲבוּדִים, עֲשֶׂרֶת הַשְּׁבָטִים הָאֲבוּדִים, ...
Russian:потерянные племена, утраченные племена, ...
Ukrainian:загублені племена, забуті племена, ...
Hindi:खोई हुई जनजातियाँ, विस्मृत जनजातियाँ, ...
Bengali:হারিয়ে যাওয়া জনগোষ্ঠী, হারিয়ে যাওয়া গোত্র, ...
Catalan:tribus perdudes, tribus d'Israel, ...
Czech:ztracené kmeny, deset ztracených kmenů, ...
Danish:fortabte stammer, de tabte stammer, ...
Dutch:verloren stammen, ...
Greek:χαμένες φυλές, χαμένες δέκα φυλές, ...
Hungarian:eltűnt törzsek, Izrael elveszett törzsei, ...
Khmer:កុលសម្ព័ន្ធបាត់ខ្លួន, កុលសម្ព័ន្ធដែលបាត់ខ្លួន, ...
Korean:잃어버린 부족, 사라진 부족, ...
Persian:اقوام گمشده, قبایل گمشده, ...
Polish:zaginione plemiona, zagubione plemiona, ...
Portuguese (BR):tribos perdidas, povos esquecidos, ...
Romanian:triburi pierdute, triburile pierdute, ...
Swedish:förlorade stammar, ...
Thai:ชนเผ่าที่สาบสูญ, สิบเผ่าที่สาบสูญ, ...
Turkish:kayıp kabileler, unutulmuş kabileler, ...
Vietnamese:bộ lạc thất lạc, mười bộ tộc bị mất, ...

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