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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hamlet \Ham"let\, n. [OWE. hamelet, OF hamelet, dim. of hamel,
F. hameau LL hamellum a dim. of German origin; cf G. heim
home. [root]220. See {Home}.]
A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.
The country wasted, and the hamlets burned. --Dryden.
Syn: Village; neighborhood. See {Village}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
hamlet
n 1: a community of people smaller than a village [syn: {crossroads}]
2: a settlement smaller than a town [syn: {village}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hamlet, IN (town, FIPS 30708)
Location: 41.37849 N, 86.58317 W
Population (1990): 789 (308 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46532
Hamlet, NC (city, FIPS 29160)
Location: 34.88959 N, 79.70932 W
Population (1990): 6196 (2687 housing units)
Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28345
Hamlet, ND
Zip code(s): 58795
Hamlet, NE (village, FIPS 20750)
Location: 40.38443 N, 101.23490 W
Population (1990): 60 (46 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 69031
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