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Definition of hamlet
: a small village
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Examples of hamlet in a Sentence
she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born
Recent Examples of hamlet from the Web
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Johnsonville brat: Made in Johnsonville (an incorporated hamlet in the town of Sheboygan Falls), world famous for its sausage with the local Johnsonville Fire Department hosting an annual Sausage Fest fundraiser every July.
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The hamlet of Calixa-Lavallée, population 504, is a perfect example.
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In 2001, those teams and others gathered in a castle high on a hill in the hamlet of Bad Liebenzell in Germany's Black Forest and decided to push further, by mounting the definitive tritium beta decay experiment.
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But Reyes and his border hamlet are on the frontlines of a growing fight between Texas cities, the state of Texas and the Trump administration over what role local municipalities play in enforcing federal immigration laws.
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Chibnall doesn't waste time explaining why Hardy, who was always reluctant to be in the seaside hamlet of Broadchurch, is back in town.
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Read more: A Q&A with the star, Nathan Darrow His Hamlet can be moody, bitter, biting and slyly humorous; especially effective is Darrow’s approach to Hamlet’s madness.
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Some diplomats lived at an estate in Upper Brookville, which is a hamlet in the Long Island town.
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Trump was likened to everyone from Richard III to King Lear, Vice President Joe Biden was termed a political Hamlet, and Hillary Clinton inspired comparisons to Lady Macbeth.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hamlet'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of hamlet
Middle English, from Anglo-French hamelet, diminutive of ham village, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hām village, home
Hamlet
playDefinition of Hamlet
: a legendary Danish prince and hero of Shakespeare's play Hamlet
Recent Examples of hamlet from the Web
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Johnsonville brat: Made in Johnsonville (an incorporated hamlet in the town of Sheboygan Falls), world famous for its sausage with the local Johnsonville Fire Department hosting an annual Sausage Fest fundraiser every July.
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The hamlet of Calixa-Lavallée, population 504, is a perfect example.
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In 2001, those teams and others gathered in a castle high on a hill in the hamlet of Bad Liebenzell in Germany's Black Forest and decided to push further, by mounting the definitive tritium beta decay experiment.
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But Reyes and his border hamlet are on the frontlines of a growing fight between Texas cities, the state of Texas and the Trump administration over what role local municipalities play in enforcing federal immigration laws.
-
Chibnall doesn't waste time explaining why Hardy, who was always reluctant to be in the seaside hamlet of Broadchurch, is back in town.
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Read more: A Q&A with the star, Nathan Darrow His Hamlet can be moody, bitter, biting and slyly humorous; especially effective is Darrow’s approach to Hamlet’s madness.
-
Some diplomats lived at an estate in Upper Brookville, which is a hamlet in the Long Island town.
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Trump was likened to everyone from Richard III to King Lear, Vice President Joe Biden was termed a political Hamlet, and Hillary Clinton inspired comparisons to Lady Macbeth.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'Hamlet'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of hamlet
1601
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