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hamlet

[ham-lit] / ˈhæm lɪt /
NOUN
small village
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The rural community of the book is a West Virginia mining hamlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The entire hamlet can only operate if Flores’ regular gasoline deliveries make it through on Highway 1 every two weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"We have been a forgotten territory," says Luz Dary Munoz, leader of a nearby hamlet.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

It is an abandoned hamlet in the middle of the Welsh countryside, that could be straight from a post-apocalyptic horror movie.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Accompanying him were twelve workers from the nearby hamlet of Tres Zapotes.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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