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hamlet

noun

ˈham-lət

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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 Though his father was a farmer in the Umbrian hamlet of Castel Rigone, where Cucinelli was born in 1953, in his teenage years the family moved to the Ferro di Cavallo neighborhood of nearby Perugia, where his dad began working in a cement factory to provide a better life. —

Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026 Here are our 7 favorite small adventure towns around the world, from coastal enclaves to alpine hamlets. —

Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026 Multiple animals have been killed in the Monterey County hamlet of Corral de Tierra, about 12 miles east of Monterey, officials said. —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 Turn one last corner and a stone fortress comes into view, a crown atop the sleepy hamlet of Migiana. —

Laura May Todd, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hamlet

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village

Noun

As a city that has grown and annexed in neighboring villages since its settling in 1788, many neighborhoods' long history can be seen in data today.

— David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
Police vans behind a temporary metal fence secured the road to the athletes’ village, but the protesters veered away, continuing their apparent route toward the Santagiulia venue.

— Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026