Noun

  1. a community of people smaller than a village
    • Synonyms
      • crossroads
    • Less specific
      • community
  2. the hero of William Shakespeare’s tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
    • Is a
      • fictional character
      • fictitious character
      • character
  3. a settlement smaller than a town
    • Synonyms
      • village
    • Less specific
      • settlement
    • More specific
      • kampong
      • campong
      • kraal
      • pueblo
    • Examples
      • Cheddar
      • Sealyham
      • El Alamein
      • Jericho
      • Jamestown
      • Chancellorsville
      • Spotsylvania
      • Yorktown

hamlet - LookUp

noun

  1. ɢᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village, and strictly (in Britain) one without a church the house is in a quiet hamlet overlooking open countryside

  2. a legendary prince of Denmark, hero of a tragedy by Shakespeare

Origin

Middle English : from Old French hamelet , diminutive of hamel little village ; related to home ( h ám in Old English )

OpenStreetMap

A smaller rural community, typically with fewer than 100-1000 inhabitants, and little infrastructure.