hamlet

ham-let · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A small village, especially one without a church.

  2. 2.

    (capitalized) The title character of Shakespeare's famous tragedy.

Forms

plural: hamlets

Related words

Antonyms: city, metropolis
See also: settlement, town, village
Synonyms: community, settlement, village

Etymology

From Old French hamelet, diminutive of hamel ("little village"), from Frankish haim ("home").