hamlet

noun

ˈham-lət How to pronounce hamlet (audio)
Definition of hamletnext
as in village
a small residential settlement she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born

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Recent Examples of hamlet While just 133 people live in Kimmswick, Missouri today, the tiny hamlet is perfect for a classic weekend getaway. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026 Much of the pretty rural Georgia hamlet of Gay is coming up for sale soon. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Set the scene The drive into the hamlet of Amenia, where Troutbeck is located, sets you up quite nicely for what’s to follow. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 The novel that will form the basis of Reacher’s now-in-production fifth season, 2015’s Make Me, finds Reacher visiting a midwestern hamlet called Mother’s Rest because the town’s name intrigues him. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hamlet
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village
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  • Monday's attack came a day after a Russian drone struck the village of Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district, killing three people and injuring nine others, including children, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Salmon born in its tributaries migrate to the ocean, spend years feeding at sea, then return to spawn, linking villages like Rampart to the same waters where the pollock fleet fishes.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
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