townlet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of townlet
Example Sentences
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From his balcony at night, he watches the twinkling lights of the nearby townlet and, sitting above it like a judge, the dark outline of a monastery.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2017
Esteemed and popular in Gibeon, bustling Anglo-Dutch townlet of South Africa, was Arnold Duerden, sportsman, clubman.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was made in 1880, for a special purpose, and occupied the whole of one number of the local paper of Hameln, which is a quaint townlet in Hanover.
From Life of Robert Browning by Sharp, William
The townlet contained nothing higher than the clergyman.
From Sons and Lovers by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
By persistent private study, this native of a Russian out-of-the-way townlet managed to acquire a fair amount of general culture, which, with all its limitations, yielded a rich literary harvest.
From History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) by Friedlaender, I.
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