Found 2 items, similar to hamlet.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hamlet hamlet n 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 3: a settlement smaller than a town [syn: village]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hamlet Hamlet \Ham"let\ (h[a^]m"l[e^]t), n. [OE. 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. [1913 Webster] The country wasted, and the hamlets burned. --Dryden. Syn: Village; neighborhood. See Village. [1913 Webster]