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townlet

noun

ˈtau̇n-lət

Definition of townlet

as in village

a small residential settlement we passed through several sleepy townlets on the long drive to the ski lodge

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Recent Examples of townlet Stepantsminda, Georgia Set along the road-trip-worthy Georgian Military Road, Stepantsminda, commonly referred to as Kazbegi, is a halcyon townlet in the Caucasus Mountains of northeastern Georgia. — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2023 The most famous trek takes around 3-5 days and begins in Mestia, a quaint townlet dotted with picturesque Svan towers cradled by soaring peaks. — Melanie Hamilton, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021

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village

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The drone downed Tuesday in Lithuania fell near the village of Pratkunai, about 60 miles west of the capital, Vilnius, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center said Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The drone downed in Lithuania on Tuesday fell near the village of Pratkūnai, about 60 miles west of the capital, Vilnius, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center said Tuesday.

— Liudas Dapkus, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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