hamlet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a community of people smaller than a village
    crossroads.
  2. noun the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
  3. noun a settlement smaller than a town
    village.

WordNet

Ham"let noun
Etymology
OWE. hamelet, OF. hamelet, dim. of hamel, F. hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German origin; cf. G. heim home. See Home.
Definitions
  1. A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.
    The country wasted, and the hamlets burned. Dryden.
    Syn. -- Village; neighborhood. See Village.

Webster 1913