hamlet
noun/ˈhæmlət/
/ˈhæmlət/
- a very small village
- We live in a little fishing hamlet.
- the tiny hamlet of Dixton
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French hamelet, diminutive of hamel ‘little village’; related to home (hám in Old English).Definitions on the go
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