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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  • What hasn’t changed is the sensibility of the filmmakers themselves – directors who return to their villages for festivals, rooted in a tradition of larger-than-life storytelling.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
  • More than 80 towns and villages have been emptied, more than 15% of the country’s population has been displaced, and more than 1,200 people have been killed by Israeli strikes, with thousands more wounded, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Townlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townlets. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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