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hamlet

[ham-lit] / ˈhæm lɪt /
NOUN
small village
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Dawn Kerr, 56, from Musselburgh, and her husband Andrew Searle, 62, died at their home in the hamlet of Les Pesquies, south-west France.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Six years ago, the town of Chrey Thom was little more than a trading hamlet on Cambodia’s border with Vietnam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The entire hamlet can only operate if Flores’ regular gasoline deliveries make it through on Highway 1 every two weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Then we were told we had to go to the hamlet again.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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