: a legendary Danish prince and hero of Shakespeare's play Hamlet
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Noun (1)
she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Spa town in the Veneto will pay you $22,000 to buy a house
The hamlet of Recoaro Termi in the Veneto is offering grants of €20,000 ($22,000) for those who purchase or restore a property or €200 ($220) a month towards rental costs.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Fueled by bone-dry brush and days of extreme heat and winds, the fire prompted evacuations in a number of mountain hamlets, towns and resorts along Highway 2, with towering flames jumping across hillsides and canyons.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
So, she’s decided to hoist her longtime digs in the hamlet of Bridgehampton on the market with Noble Black and Erica Grossman of Douglas Elliman, asking a smidge under $6 million.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Situated in the Chattahoochee Hills region southwest of Atlanta, the 1,000-acre community is home to hundreds of people whose residences are spread across four different hamlets.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Spa town in the Veneto will pay you $22,000 to buy a house
The hamlet of Recoaro Termi in the Veneto is offering grants of €20,000 ($22,000) for those who purchase or restore a property or €200 ($220) a month towards rental costs.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Fueled by bone-dry brush and days of extreme heat and winds, the fire prompted evacuations in a number of mountain hamlets, towns and resorts along Highway 2, with towering flames jumping across hillsides and canyons.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
So, she’s decided to hoist her longtime digs in the hamlet of Bridgehampton on the market with Noble Black and Erica Grossman of Douglas Elliman, asking a smidge under $6 million.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Hamlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamlet. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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hamlet
noun
ham·let
ˈham-lət 
: a small village
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