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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The record suggests a miscount, possibly several miscounts among Pearblossom and its neighboring desert hamlets stretching east to the San Bernardino County line: Littlerock, Llano, Lake Los Angeles and Sun Village.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The camps are classified as social housing, but are effectively tiny hamlets comprising several homes.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Her family moved more than 10 times, from Chicago to working-class hamlets in southern New Jersey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
"The Merauke PSN project has destroyed natural forests, hamlets, and areas managed by Indigenous communities," said Roni Saputra, director of law enforcement at NGO Auriga Nusantara, another plaintiff.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
The cluster of cities and hamlets around the harbor of Hampton Roads—Newport News and Hampton to the north, Portsmouth, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach to the south—boiled over with in-migrants.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
