townlets

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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  • Once in Oaxaca, taxis and buses between the city and smaller villages are plentiful.
    Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, tribal members have relied on a single power line that runs roughly 30 miles east and west across high desert punctuated by three distinctive mesas, home to 12 distinct villages, including some of the oldest inhabited communities in the United States.
    Nate Perez, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Townlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townlets. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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