hamlet

Noun

1. a community of people smaller than a village
   • Synonyms
     • crossroads
   • Less specific
     • community
2. the hero of William Shakespeare’s tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
   • Is a
     • fictional character
     • fictitious character
     • character
3. a settlement smaller than a town
   • Synonyms
     • village
   • Less specific
     • settlement
   • More specific
     • kampong
     • campong
     • kraal
     • pueblo
   • Examples
     • Cheddar
     • Sealyham
     • El Alamein
     • Jericho
     • Jamestown
     • Chancellorsville
     • Spotsylvania
     • Yorktown

hamlet - LookUp

noun

1. ɢᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village, and strictly (in Britain) one without a church the house is in a quiet hamlet overlooking open countryside

2. a legendary prince of Denmark, hero of a tragedy by Shakespeare

Origin

Middle English : from Old French hamelet , diminutive of hamel little village ; related to home ( h ám in Old English )

OpenStreetMap

A smaller rural community, typically with fewer than 100-1000 inhabitants, and little infrastructure.