Category:Hamlet

Ham"let, n. Etym: [OWE. hamelet, OF. hamelet, dim. of hamel, F. hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German origin; cf. G. heim home. sq. root220. See Home.]

Defn: A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country. The country wasted, and the hamlets burned. Dryden.

Syn. -- Village; neighborhood. See Village.