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hamlet

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ham·let  (hmlt)
n.
A small village.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hamlethamlet - a community of people smaller than a village
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.hamlethamlet - a settlement smaller than a town    
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] Naldea f, caserío m
hamlet [ˈhæmlɪt] nhameau m
hamlet
nWeiler m, → kleines Dorf
hamlet [ˈhæmlɪt] npaesetto, paesino
hamlet [ˈhæmlɪt] npaesetto, paesino


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She was gone to Sloman's End, a hamlet about three miles off, over the hill, the old woman told him--had set off directly after morning chapel, to preach in a cottage there, as her habit was.
In a little hamlet at the mouth of the river, your honor.
We must dispose of about the amount of time it ought to take to go to the little hamlet of Abblasoure and put justice on the track of those murderers and get back home again.
 
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