[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hamlet \ham"let\ ha^m"le^t, n. oe. hamelet, of. hamelet,
   dim. of hamel, f. hameau, ll. hamellum, a dim. of german
   origin; cf. g. heim home. root220. 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
see also:
home village 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
crossroads village 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

50 moby thesaurus words for "hamlet":
   kreis, 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, 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

[4] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

hamlet, eng. law. a small village; a part or member of a vill. 

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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 codes: 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 codes: 28345
hamlet, nd
  zip codes: 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 codes: 69031

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

hamlet, ne -- u.s. village in nebraska
   population 2000:    54
   housing units 2000: 35
   land area 2000:     0.330312 sq. miles 0.855503 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.330312 sq. miles 0.855503 sq. km
   fips code:            20750
   located within:       nebraska ne, fips 31
   location:             40.385419 n, 101.235370 w
   zip codes 1990:     69031
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    hamlet, ne
    hamlet

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

hamlet, nc -- u.s. city in north carolina
   population 2000:    6018
   housing units 2000: 2738
   land area 2000:     5.047113 sq. miles 13.071963 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.089338 sq. miles 0.231385 sq. km
   total area 2000:    5.136451 sq. miles 13.303348 sq. km
   fips code:            29160
   located within:       north carolina nc, fips 37
   location:             34.887936 n, 79.706201 w
   zip codes 1990:     28345
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    hamlet, nc
    hamlet

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

hamlet, in -- u.s. town in indiana
   population 2000:    820
   housing units 2000: 336
   land area 2000:     0.965297 sq. miles 2.500108 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.008869 sq. miles 0.022971 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.974166 sq. miles 2.523079 sq. km
   fips code:            30708
   located within:       indiana in, fips 18
   location:             41.381708 n, 86.584697 w
   zip codes 1990:     46532
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    hamlet, in
    hamlet

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