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Hamlet

3 entries found.
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

Hamlet

3 entries found.
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