hamlets

plural of hamlet
as in villages
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 hamlets One is to take a round-trip boat cruise across it, passing lakeside hamlets and villages atop steep mountainsides. AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025 Nearby hamlets like Findeln and Zmutt are perfect for a rustic lunch in a traditional mountain hut, while the charming town of Brig, just down the valley, makes an easy day trip by train. Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025 In Kabul, health officials said rescue teams were struggling to reach remote hamlets in a region long prone to earthquakes and floods. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025 This high-latitude arc on a Viking ocean ship strings together fjords, fishing hamlets, and wild islands. Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 There’s some 2 million homes in high-risk wildfire areas subject to Zone Zero located in ecosystems that range from mountain woodland hamlets to lushly landscaped coastal cities. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hamlets
villages
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  • One is to take a round-trip boat cruise across it, passing lakeside hamlets and villages atop steep mountainsides.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the shores of Lake Michigan features miles of sand beach, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna, towering bluffs, an island lighthouse, coastal villages, picturesque farmsteads and more.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Hamlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamlets. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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