townlets

Definition of townletsnext
plural of townlet
as in villages
a small residential settlement we passed through several sleepy townlets on the long drive to the ski lodge

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villages
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  • Yatziv is the latest in a line of Israeli settlements to pop up around Beit Sahour, all of which are connected by a main highway that runs to Jerusalem without entering Palestinian villages.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
  • So that means that, basically, the citizens of Nome and the coastal villages are trying to keep track of what’s going on in the region by themselves.
    Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Townlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townlets. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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