Noun (1)
she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born
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Noun
Walnut Grove, population 814, is a Delta hamlet about 30 miles south of Sacramento, not far from Interstate 5.—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024 Or Ravello, the hilltop hamlet that offers sweeping views of the coast and beyond.—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for hamlet
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French hamelet, diminutive of ham village, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hām village, home
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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