Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for hamlet.
Definitions

hamlet

[ham-lit] / ˈhæm lɪt /
NOUN
small village
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The rural community of the book is a West Virginia mining hamlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Reid’s impoverished youth in a tiny hamlet in southern Nevada gave him an iron will, steep ambition and a sizable chip on his shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Brunner told Carroll that he thought that one of the older girls in the hamlet was a VC.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




Vocabulary lists containing hamlet