Meaning of HAMLET
| Pronunciation: | | 'hamlit, 'hamlit
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- [n] a community of people smaller than a village
- [n] a settlement smaller than a town
- [n] the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
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| | Synonyms: | | crossroads, village |
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| | See Also: | | campong, character, community, El Alamein, fictional character, fictitious character, Jamestown, Jericho, Kampong, kraal, pueblo, settlement | |
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| | Definition: | | Hamlet
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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