Hamlet,

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

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

  HAMLET, Eng. law. A small village; a part or member of a vill. 
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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 code(s): 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 code(s): 28345
  Hamlet, ND
    Zip code(s): 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 code(s): 69031

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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