hamlet

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

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

Proper noun

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