hamlet
1a small village.
British. a village without a church of its own, belonging to the parish of another village or town.
Origin of hamlet
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any of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, especially the Nassau grouper.
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2Other definitions for Hamlet (3 of 3)
(italics) a tragedy (first printed 1603) by Shakespeare.
the hero of this play, a young prince who avenges the murder of his father.
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The statues did not spring up organically in towns and hamlets across the South after the Confederacy’s capitulation in the Civil War.
The campaign to erect Confederate statues — and preserve Confederate values | Joe Heim | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostSeeking confirmation of the crime, hamlet engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with his uncle, in which both hamlet’s presumed future bride Ophelia and her brother Laertes become unwitting pawns.
As a child of immigrants, I was proud to witness these moments, and hamlet’s service to the industry continues to set an example for all of us, but especially people of color such as myself.
SEO community mourns Hamlet Batista, advocate for automation in SEO and beloved friend | George Nguyen | January 28, 2021 | Search Engine LandThose who would like to help support hamlet’s family during this difficult time can do so via the GoFundMe campaign organized by his close friend and fellow community member Lily Ray.
SEO community mourns Hamlet Batista, advocate for automation in SEO and beloved friend | George Nguyen | January 28, 2021 | Search Engine LandThe letter invited affected parties to a meeting in the hamlet of Myrtle Creek, 12 miles from Gow’s ranch.
It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It. | by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica | October 1, 2020 | ProPublica
We stop, finally, in Kandigal, a tiny hamlet that straddles the river at the mouth of the Korengal Valley.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe same thing happens when her mute daughter, the sweet Kattrin, is shot as she tries to warn a hamlet of impending slaughter.
Hell, James left the entire league in a holding pattern whilst he pondered his future, hamlet-like.
LeBron James Returns to Cleveland: How 'The Decision 2.0' Happened | Robert Silverman | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASThamlet refused to accept that heroism was his destiny, because of the behavior it required.
Alleged Santa Barbara Killer Elliot Rodger and the Twisted Cult of Modern Masculinity | James Poulos | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis 1964 performance was a stage production of hamlet, but filmed in front of a live audience.
An Irish clergyman insisted that it was the little hamlet of Auburn, in the county of Westmeath.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousAt least I think so now; and, as hamlet says, “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowGone, too, is the hamlet of Garratt, whose mock elections of a Mayor caused such convivial excitement a century ago.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperThe advancing sand gradually crept into the hamlet, and in the course of a decade dispossessed the people by burying their houses.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerIn time the summit of the church spire disappeared from view, and for many years thereafter all trace of the hamlet was lost.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
British Dictionary definitions for hamlet
/ (ˈhæmlɪt) /
a small village or group of houses
(in Britain) a village without its own church
Origin of hamlet
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Cultural definitions for Hamlet
A tragedy by William Shakespeare. The king of Denmark has been murdered by his brother, Claudius, who then becomes king and marries the dead king's widow. The ghost of the dead king visits his son, Prince Hamlet, and urges him to avenge the murder. In the course of the play, Hamlet, a scholar, slowly convinces himself that he must murder Claudius. The play ends with a duel between Hamlet and the courtier Laertes, and the death by poison of all the principal characters.
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