hamlet

noun

ˈham-lət How to pronounce hamlet (audio)
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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Recent Examples of hamlet Uniting a mouthwatering younger pedigree talent package, the down-the-decades drama series is freely inspired by tragic events which took place at the remote mountain hamlet of Tor in the high Pyrenees. — John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 But the couple were happy in their little cottage in the small hamlet of Lee-on-the-Solent, which Leigh decorated in her famously romantic style. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Fewer than 500 people live in this Platte County hamlet of crisscrossing family lines and where church ties and friendships date back generations. — Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 While just 133 people live in Kimmswick, Missouri today, the tiny hamlet is perfect for a classic weekend getaway. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hamlet
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village
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  • The burden is even heavier in rural villages, where residents have recently endured blackouts lasting as long as 16 hours a day.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Director Robert Eggers delivers a taut, terrifying period piece with this tale of a 17th-century New England family expelled from their village and stalked by a witch — a movie that also put the then-fledgling studio A24 on the map.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of village

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