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hamlet

[ham-lit] / ˈhæm lɪt /
NOUN
small village
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The smoke triggered evacuations in one Belgian village and two hamlets of a second -- with residents of the hamlet of Sourbrodt given the green light to return home on Monday night.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

But if you drive the river road past Monte Rio and the historic but touristy shops at Duncans Mills, you reach the coastal hamlet of Jenner.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Along with his wife, Weinberg also runs Spruceton Inn set on the West Kill, a tree-encased tributary off Schoharie Creek that gives the surrounding hamlet its name.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

There’s a whole English hamlet full of them.

From Salon May 17, 2026

Each hamlet was involved in a kaleidoscopically changing pattern of war and shifting alliances with all neighboring hamlets, regardless of whether the neighbors were Foré or speakers of a different language.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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

Baldy Village and other mountain hamlets — and more than 1,000 structures are still threatened by the fire, officials said Wednesday night.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2024

The footpaths we followed spent a lot of time in the woods but also emerged at obliging intervals to take us along sunny back roads and over stiles and through farm fields and hamlets.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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