Noun (1)
she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born
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Noun
Stay in the nearby hamlet of Búðir, about 30 minutes away.—Maya Silver, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2024 The country seat of the aristocratic Miranda-Quirós family, a rambling rural property in the hamlet of Llanuces, was rescued from ruin by Madrid entrepreneur Carlos Díaz.—Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hamlet
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French hamelet, diminutive of ham village, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hām village, home
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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