hamlet

noun (1)

ham·let | \ ˈham-lət

Definition of hamlet

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a small village

Hamlet

noun (2)

Ham·let | \ ˈham-lət

Definition of Hamlet (Entry 2 of 2)

: a legendary Danish prince and hero of Shakespeare's play Hamlet

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Synonyms for hamlet

Synonyms: Noun (1)

bourg, townlet, vill, village, whistle-stop

Examples of hamlet in a Sentence

Noun (1)

she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Adkinson admits the villages are really more like hamlets, with usually no more than eight houses. — Phil Boucher, Fortune, "Want to Buy a Spanish Village? This Real Estate Agent Has 400 to Sell," 14 July 2019 There are jaw-dropping installations downtown, interactive performance art for kids, and super mellow pop-up concerts along the wilderness trails on the hamlet’s outskirts. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, "The six best Colorado art festivals you’re not going to," 28 June 2019 What a delightfully awful thing to befall a small Russian hamlet, which Sarah A. Topol beautifully recounts like a modern folktale. — The Editors, Outside Online, "The Weirdest Stories We've Ever Told," 4 June 2019 According to the last census, exactly 649,481 rural communities, hamlets, and burghs sprinkle India. — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, "Millions of indigenous people face eviction from their forest homes," 15 May 2019 During Prohibition, the region’s secluded coves and then-remote hamlets became a magnet for rum-running, bootlegging and speakeasies. — Jeanne Cooper, SFChronicle.com, "Where to watch the sunset with a cocktail around Half Moon Bay," 11 July 2018 In this east-side hamlet, 1 in 3 lack a high school diploma. — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, "Site of Indy’s famous RFK speech gets $100K boost to inspire ‘courageous conversations’," 4 Apr. 2017 Glenn Close is looking for some action in Bedford Hills, a quaint hamlet in the town of Bedford, N.Y. — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, "Actress Glenn Close brings bucolic New York farmhouse to market," 18 June 2019 Capture a unique angle on the country’s iconic beauty, and convey the vibrant culture of rural communities while documenting colorful towns and fishing hamlets. — National Geographic, "Norway High School Expedition," 17 June 2019

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