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Hamlet : (noun)
1: a community of people smaller than a village [syn: crossroads]
2: the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to
avenge the murder of his father [syn: Hamlet]
3: a settlement smaller than a town [syn: village]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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HAMLET, Eng. law. A small village; a part or member of a vill.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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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
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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