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hamlet

[ham-lit] / ˈhæm lɪt /
NOUN
small village
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Ms Smith said she had ordered oil for her parents, who live in a remote hamlet between Milford Haven and Neyland without an internet connection, for years without issue.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The town is essentially a sunny place, full of mostly sunny people, to all appearances, a typical comedy hamlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

"We have been a forgotten territory," says Luz Dary Munoz, leader of a nearby hamlet.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Reid’s impoverished youth in a tiny hamlet in southern Nevada gave him an iron will, steep ambition and a sizable chip on his shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

We got to the hamlet and just hung around while the civilians set up a screen and started showing Walt Disney movies.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers