subhamlet

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noun

A small division or community within a larger hamlet or village.

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Meanings

nounsubhamlet (plural subhamlets)

plural subhamlets

  1. A small division or community within a larger hamlet or village.

    Nguyen Hoc, a farmer in his forties, fled to a neighboring subhamlet when the Americans arrived, but his mother was among the women, children, and few men who stayed behind.

    2013, Nick Turse, Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam

Origin

sub- + hamlet

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APA

subhamlet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subhamlet

MLA

“subhamlet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subhamlet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subhamlet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subhamlet.

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