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hamlet
The definition of a hamlet is a small village, or a dramatic play written by Shakespeare in the 1600s.
(noun)- An example of a hamlet is Rothenburg in Germany.
- An example of Hamlet is the 1996 film based on the Shakespearean play.
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See hamlet in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
a very small village
Origin: ME hamelet < OFr (Anglo-Fr hamelete), dim. of hamel (Fr hameau), dim. of LowG hamm, enclosed area, akin to OE: for IE base see hem
noun
- a tragedy by Shakespeare (c. 1602)
- the hero of this play, a Danish prince who avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius, the murderer
See hamlet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A small village.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English hamelet
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , diminutive of hamel, diminutive of ham, village
Origin: , of Germanic origin; see tkei- in Indo-European roots
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