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hamlet

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Noun

  1. A small village or a group of houses.
  2. A village that does not have its own church.
  3. Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.
  4. A protein complex of alpha-lactalbumin and oleic acid that induces apoptosis in tumor cells, but not in healthy cells.

Proper noun

  1. A William Shakespeare play about the Danish royal family.
  2. The eponymous main character of William Shakespeare's play, whose father's ghost, murdered by Hamlet's uncle, exhorts him to seek revenge.
  3. A male given name.
  4. A surname.
  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marin County, California.
  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois.
  7. A number of places in the United States: A town in Starke County, Indiana, named after John Hamlet.
  8. A number of places in the United States: A village in Hayes County, Nebraska, so-named as it was regarded as a hamlet.
  9. A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York.
  10. A number of places in the United States: A city in Richmond County, North Carolina.
  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, regarded as a hamlet.
  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, so-named for its small size.
  13. A locality in Alberta, Canada, named after William Hamlet.
  14. A settlement in Gittisham parish, East Devon district, Devon, England, just outside Honiton (OS grid ref SY1499).
  15. A hamlet in Yetminster parish and Chetnole parish, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST5908).

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