hamlet has definitions from the fields of sociology,geography,writing
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[ noun ] (sociology) a community of people smaller than a village

Synonyms

crossroads

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Rep._James_Cotten of Weatherford insisted that a water_development bill passed by the Texas House_of_Representatives was an effort by big cities like Dallas and Fort_Worth to cover_up places like Paradise , a Wise_County hamlet of 250 people .

Related terms

community

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8830
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[ noun ] (writing) the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father

Related terms

fictional_character

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[ noun ] (geography) a settlement smaller than a town

Synonyms

village

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