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 The picturesque hamlet is where Napa’s founding father, George Yount, established a village in the 1850s. Katie Sweeney, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 The tour also includes a spin around a Swiss hamlet as well as tomme d’alpage to take away. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025 The six-bedroom, five-bath residence in the suburban hamlet of New City, about 30 miles north of Midtown Manhattan in Rockland County, has ties to a number of filmmakers, musicians, playwrights, and other creative types. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025 In the nearby hamlet of Bustan, Ahmad Al-Ahmad, 43, sat with his family on the wreckage of his patio. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 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 24 Apr. 2025.

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