as in village
a small residential settlement she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born

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Recent Examples of hamlet Amagansett is a quaint 6.6 square-mile hamlet that is part of the larger town of East Hampton. Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Biking through the Marin Headlands is a memorable experience, followed by a visit to the hamlet of Sausalito or a rigorous ride up the slopes of Mount Tamalpais. Visit California, AFAR Media, 12 Mar. 2025 Hackman starred as Dale, a disgraced college coach who was given a second chance in an Indiana hamlet. Cliff Brunt, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025 To those who recognize the hamlet as little more than the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown may seem like an unusual place for a pair of cosmopolitan Danes to settle. David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hamlet

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“Hamlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamlet. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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