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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

Ms Smith said she had ordered oil for her parents, who live in a remote hamlet between Milford Haven and Neyland without an internet connection, for years without issue.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

He plans to protest every day until Sunday, after which he has to leave for a job in a hamlet.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

In the middle of the hamlet I came upon a well whose surface water lay thick with clotted scum.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi




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