lost city

collocation in English

meaningsoflostandcity

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lost
adjective
uk
/lɒst/us
/lɑːst/
not knowing where you are and how to get to ...
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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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(Definition oflostandcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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After tiles are placed, players may place an archaeologist on anylostcitysection of the tile, or remove an already-placed archaeologist figure.
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The player(s) with the most archaeologists in thelostcityreceives artifact tiles based on the number of artifact heads in thelostcity.
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Sisko begs for more time, sensing that thelostcityholds answers to some important questions.
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However, he may have intentionally concealed the location to prevent others from using his notes to find thelostcity.
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He has made it his ultimate goal in life to find thelostcityof gold and is willing to do anything to accomplish it.
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Historically, the area had been poor and underdeveloped, leading to its nickname of thelostcity.
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Talks also abound about alostcitythat sunk beneath the water.
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As spirits, they sought a way to return to physical form; this lead them to thelostcity, where they used a digitizing device in reverse to become real again.
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Howard found in thelostcitygenre a vehicle for expressing these views.
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However, itlostcitystatus in the 11th century during a time of struggle between the church and the aristocracy.
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Harry confesses that what he is actually looking for is alostcityof gold up in the mountains and that his last partner, who discovered it, went insane.
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Game maps include one or more lost cities that are hidden by a mountain icon in locations that are typically far from other land masses.
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Most real lost cities are of ancient origins, and have been studied extensively by archaeologists.
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Fictional lost cities have been created by many authors as the setting for stories and myths throughout the ages.
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Rhodes denies the lost city's existence and refuses to get involved.
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Even so, rumors of lost cities persisted.
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