Definition of Hamlet

a small rural settlement without a church

Examples of Hamlet in a sentence

The hamlet was situated on the outskirts of a larger village.  🔊

Having no church to call their own, parishioners of the hamlet had to travel to a nearby town to worship.  🔊

A long, windy dirt road will lead you past a few shacks and to the hamlet that inhabits less than fifty people.  🔊

The English hamlet was so tiny that besides a dry goods store and a post office, no other businesses existed in the town.  🔊

The small hamlet was different from neighboring communities because of its lack of resources and places of worship.  🔊

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