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hamlet

[ham-lit] / ˈhæm lɪt /
NOUN
small village
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One evening I retired to my cabin with assurances that we would reach our destination, the small Inuit hamlet of Arctic Bay, early the next morning.

From The Wall Street Journal

Four hours later, sunburned and more winded than I like to admit, I reached a hamlet where I later hitched a ride back to the city.

From Los Angeles Times

Her family moved more than 10 times, from Chicago to working-class hamlets in southern New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal

Near the mine was a hamlet, also named La Ciénega, and overrun by the cartel.

From Los Angeles Times

Puech spent much of his time in a tiny hamlet in the Alps, or caring for his horses.

From The Wall Street Journal