'Hamlet' definitions:
Definition of 'hamlet'
(from WordNet)
noun
A community of people smaller than a village [syn: hamlet, crossroads]
noun
The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
noun
A settlement smaller than a town [syn: village, hamlet]
Definition of 'Hamlet'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'hamlet'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Hamlet, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Hamlet, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Hamlet, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.