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hamlet

[ham-lit] / ˈhæm lɪt /
NOUN
small village
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The rural community of the book is a West Virginia mining hamlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Rows of solar panels carefully laid around pasture boundaries ripple across fields near the hamlet of Cambridge, England.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The rumble of jets and hum of drones "come from everywhere. Especially at night", he told AFP in the hamlet of Barsirini, dozens of kilometres from the border.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 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

The hamlet store, whether grocery, general, hardware, clothing, cannot compete with the supermarket and the chain organization.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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