Thesaurus results for HAMLET

hamlet

noun

ˈham-lət

Definition of hamlet next

as in village

a small residential settlement she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born

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Recent Examples of hamlet Adapted from Robyn Carr's novel series, Virgin River premiered in 2019 on Netflix, and follows the life of Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge), who travels to the secluded California hamlet to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. —

Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026 With the opening of its first full-service hotel, The Albert Hotel, in 2025, this historic hamlet in the heart of the Texas Hill Country continues to emerge as an up-and-coming destination. —

Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 The hamlet has served as a backdrop for the Clintons' life after the White House. —

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026 Note that there are also many of the smaller villages/hamlets/boroughs on this list. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hamlet

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village

Noun

Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.

— Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
But for Perez and others at the motel, the organizations have assembled a spontaneous network of like-minded people that have created a village of care.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026