: a legendary Danish prince and hero of Shakespeare's play Hamlet
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Noun (1)
she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Once bustling with foot traffic and feudal drama, this ancient trail is now a quiet ribbon winding through forested hills and rural hamlets, far from Japan’s well-trodden tourist paths.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
More than 16 kilometers (10 miles) of model track wind through various model towns and regions, including the fictional hamlet of Knuffingen, which was chosen as the home for the all-new micro ID.
—New Atlas, 22 May 2025
Take a look at this four-bedroom villa that’s made of Majella stone in the hamlet of Bolognano.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Noun
The property is not far from where the singer grew up in the nearby Oyster Bay hamlet of Hicksville.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Once bustling with foot traffic and feudal drama, this ancient trail is now a quiet ribbon winding through forested hills and rural hamlets, far from Japan’s well-trodden tourist paths.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
More than 16 kilometers (10 miles) of model track wind through various model towns and regions, including the fictional hamlet of Knuffingen, which was chosen as the home for the all-new micro ID.
—New Atlas, 22 May 2025
Take a look at this four-bedroom villa that’s made of Majella stone in the hamlet of Bolognano.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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“Hamlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamlet. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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hamlet
noun
ham·let
ˈham-lət 
: a small village
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