hamlets
nounUK /ˈhæmlɪts/
US /ˈhæmlɪts/
Hamlets are very small groups of houses in the countryside.
The train passed through several quiet hamlets on its way to the coast.
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2. The plural of 'hamlet', a tiny village without its own church.
Many hamlets in the valley share one church in the next town.
3. Small communities or groups of people living together.
Fishing hamlets dotted the shoreline.
4. In literature, multiple characters named Hamlet (as in different productions or adaptations).
The festival staged two Hamlets in one weekend.