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ham·let  (hmlt)

n.

A small village.

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[Middle English hamelet, from Old French, diminutive of hamel, diminutive of ham, village, of Germanic origin; see tkei- in Indo-European roots.]

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hamlet [ˈhæmlɪt]

n

1. a small village or group of houses

2. (in Britain) a village without its own church

[from Old French hamelet, diminutive of hamel, from ham, of Germanic origin; compare Old English hamm plot of pasture, Low German hamm enclosed land; see home]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hamlet - a community of people smaller than a village crossroads community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
	2.	Hamlet - the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
	3.	hamlet - a settlement smaller than a town     village settlement - an area where a group of families live together campong, kampong - a native village in Malaysia kraal - a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade pueblo - a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States

Translations

hamlet [ˈhæmlɪt] N → aldea f, caserío m

hamlet [ˈhæmlɪt] n → hameau m

hamlet

n → Weiler m, → kleines Dorf

hamlet [ˈhæmlɪt] n → paesetto, paesino