: a legendary Danish prince and hero of Shakespeare's play Hamlet
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Noun (1)
she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
The liveliness extends to the villages as the Cinque Terre Express trains bring a consistent stream of travelers excited to explore each hamlet’s personality.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
And while the epicenter of this movement is in Hardwick, Vermont – a town of 1,000 people that has transformed itself from a hardscrabble rural hamlet into a mecca of food and sustainability – the impacts go well beyond it.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2025
The property is not far from where the singer grew up in the nearby Oyster Bay hamlet of Hicksville.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Country Girl Diner, Chester, VT: Tucked in the middle of this southwest Vermont hamlet is a true historic representation of a classic diner; one that’s still fully functioning.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
The liveliness extends to the villages as the Cinque Terre Express trains bring a consistent stream of travelers excited to explore each hamlet’s personality.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
And while the epicenter of this movement is in Hardwick, Vermont – a town of 1,000 people that has transformed itself from a hardscrabble rural hamlet into a mecca of food and sustainability – the impacts go well beyond it.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2025
The property is not far from where the singer grew up in the nearby Oyster Bay hamlet of Hicksville.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
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“Hamlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamlet. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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hamlet
noun
ham·let
ˈham-lət 
: a small village
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