"lost generation" meaning in All languages combined

See lost generation on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the lost generation [canonical]
Etymology: Attributed to Gertrude Stein and popularized by Ernest Hemingway in the 1920s. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the lost generation
  1. The generation that came of age during World War I. Categories (topical): Generations Related terms: greatest generation, Silent Generation Translations (Translations): itirilmiş nəsil (Azerbaijani), generació perduda [feminine] (Catalan), 迷惘的一代 (míwǎng de yídài) (Chinese Mandarin), 迷失的一代 (míshī de yídài) (Chinese Mandarin), 失落的一代 (shīluò de yídài) (Chinese Mandarin), ztracená generace [feminine] (Czech), kadotettu sukupolvi (Finnish), génération perdue [feminine] (French), დაკარგული თაობა (daḳarguli taoba) (Georgian), verlorene Generation [feminine] (German), הדור האבוד (Hebrew), generazione perduta [feminine] (Italian), 失われた世代 (ushinawaretasedai) (alt: うしなわれたせだい) (Japanese), жоғалған ұрпақ (joğalğan ūrpaq) (Kazakh), 잃어버린 세대 (ireobeorin sedae) (Korean), 상실세대 (sangsilsedae) (alt: 喪失世代) (Korean), generacion perduda [feminine] (Occitan), نسل گمشده (Persian), generația pierdută [feminine] (Romanian), izgubljena generacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), stratená generácia [feminine] (Slovak), generación perdida [feminine] (Spanish), förlorade generationen (Swedish), thế hệ đã mất (alt: 世系㐌𠅎) (Vietnamese), thế hệ lạc loài (alt: 世系落類) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-lost_generation-en-name-7GsYE193 Disambiguation of Generations: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 64 36
  2. A group of American expatriate writers living in Paris during the 1920s.
    Sense id: en-lost_generation-en-name-whvsFHfj

Download JSON data for lost generation meaning in All languages combined (4.8kB)

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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
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      "word": "הדור האבוד"
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      "code": "it",
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      "alt": "うしなわれたせだい",
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "失われた世代"
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      "roman": "joğalğan ūrpaq",
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      "word": "жоғалған ұрпақ"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "ireobeorin sedae",
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      "alt": "喪失世代",
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    },
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      "code": "fa",
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      "alt": "世系㐌𠅎",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Translations",
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    "Gertrude Stein"
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}

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