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Recent Examples of townletStepantsminda, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for townlet
village
Noun
Simon Hughes went to find out how the village of Asni, where 95 per cent of buildings were destroyed, is trying to rebuild.
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Phil Hay,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Moments later, the wave that rockfall generated (a tsunami) washed over the nearby villages of Nuugaatsiaq and Illorsuit.