hamlet
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A hamlet is a small settlement or community found in rural areas, typically smaller than a village. Hamlets are significant in understanding how people historically organized themselves into communities in countryside regions where population density was low.
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The hamlet Weiler Oberwil in Waldkirch, Switzerland
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes, a hamlet is defined for official or administrative purposes.