hamlet
noun
a small village.
hamlets
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pluralof hamlet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She’s tried them everywhere from McDonald’s to Michelin-starred haunts, in tony European hamlets and Midwestern hockey towns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Small towns, villages and hamlets -- home to around half of the central European nation's 9.5 million people -- have long been the bastion of the ruling Fidesz party.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
Farmers' homes in hamlets around the industrial town of Rohtak are suddenly in demand, doubling up as movie sets.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
Fueled by winds and heat, the fire prompted evacuations in a number of mountain hamlets, towns and resorts along the state route, with towering flames jumping across hillsides and canyons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
As shown here, they were required to fortify their new strategic hamlets, 1962.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
