hamlet

noun

Definition of hamletnext
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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“Hamlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamlet. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.

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