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Definition of hamlet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hamlet

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/ˈhæmlət/

/ˈhæmlət/

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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).

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