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Hamlet

Hamlet Meaning & Definition
Hamlet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hamlet?

[n] a community of people smaller than a village
[n] a settlement smaller than a town
[n] the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hamlet: crossroads | village

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hamlet: archbishopric | archdiocese | arrondissement | bailiwick | bishopric | borough | canton | city | commune | congressional district | constablewick | country town | county | crossroads | departement | diocese | district | duchy | electoral district | electorate | government | ham | hundred | Kreis | magistracy | metropolis | metropolitan area | oblast | okrug | parish | precinct | principality | province | region | riding | sheriffalty | sheriffwick | shire | shrievalty | soke | stake | state | territory | thorp | town | township | village | wapentake | ward | wick

See Also | campong | character | community | El Alamein | fictional character | fictitious character | Jamestown | Jericho | Kampong | kraal | pueblo | settlement

Hamlet In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.

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