: 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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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 June 2024
Up and down the coast and further inland, Maine’s historic hamlets are defined by buildings of a signature look: typically white clapboard or shingle cottages.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 June 2024
The area first settled by Celtic people is known for its classic English hamlets and its central national park that’s home to Cave Dale, a limestone valley.
—Christopher A. Daniel, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2024
Before their arrival the rural hamlet — a former tobacco plantation that dates back to the 16th century and a cattle breeding farm from the early 1900s — was in disarray, including the two-level building that once housed the homes of the farm’s workers and their families.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 15 June 2024
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Stonewall Farm, Granite Springs, New York — $100 Million
This bucolic equestrian estate sprawls over 740 acres in Granite Springs, New York, about an hour north of Manhattan and not quite nine miles from the tony hamlet of Katonah.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 June 2024
Up and down the coast and further inland, Maine’s historic hamlets are defined by buildings of a signature look: typically white clapboard or shingle cottages.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 June 2024
The area first settled by Celtic people is known for its classic English hamlets and its central national park that’s home to Cave Dale, a limestone valley.
—Christopher A. Daniel, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2024
Before their arrival the rural hamlet — a former tobacco plantation that dates back to the 16th century and a cattle breeding farm from the early 1900s — was in disarray, including the two-level building that once housed the homes of the farm’s workers and their families.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 15 June 2024
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“Hamlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamlet. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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hamlet
noun
ham·let
ˈham-lət 
: a small village
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