C14: from Old French hamelet, diminutive of hamel, from ham, of Germanic origin; compare Old English hamm plot of pasture, Low German hamm enclosed land; see home
Hamlet in American English
(ˈhæmlɪt)
noun
1.
a tragedy by Shakespeare (c. 1602)
2.
the hero of this play, a Danish prince who avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius, the murderer
hamlet in American English
(ˈhæmlɪt)
noun
a very small village
Word origin
ME hamelet < OFr (Anglo-Fr hamelete), dim. of hamel (Fr hameau), dim. of LowG hamm, enclosed area, akin to OE: for IE base see hem1
Examples of 'hamlet' in a sentence
hamlet
The overriding message was that, as a tiny hamlet, this was the only place they saw each other.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The overriding message was that, as a tiny hamlet, this was the only place they saweach other.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Over the years our little hamlet is now a desirable address.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He has apparently moved to a nice little hamlet.
The Sun (2015)
They are experts in mass distribution and have representation in the smallest hamlet in the country.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING FOR RESULTS (1986)
Four householders in a tiny hamlet must take recycling to a main road.
The Sun (2008)
He comes from a small hamlet in the mountains and was a factory security guard before the war.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Twelve miles northwest of the city the drilling of the first well began last week in the small hamlet of Richmond.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Because this road ceases at the ferry terminal in a small hamlet, then resumes at the terminal on the island opposite.