Meaning of hamlet | Babel Free

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1. A small village or a group of houses.
2. A protein complex of alpha-lactalbumin and oleic acid that induces apoptosis in tumor cells, but not in healthy cells.
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3. A William Shakespeare play about the Danish royal family.
4. A small village or a group of houses
5. A village that does not have its own church.
   British
6. The eponymous main character of William Shakespeare's play, whose father's ghost, murdered by Hamlet's uncle, exhorts him to seek revenge.
7. A village that does not have its own church
8. Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.
9. A male given name.
10. Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae
11. A surname.
12. A number of places in the United States:
13. An unincorporated community in Marin County, California.
14. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois.
15. A town in Starke County, Indiana, named after John Hamlet.
16. A village in Hayes County, Nebraska, so-named as it was regarded as a hamlet.
17. A hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York.
18. A city in Richmond County, North Carolina.
19. An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, regarded as a hamlet.
20. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, so-named for its small size.
21. A locality in Alberta, Canada, named after William Hamlet.
22. A settlement in Gittisham parish, East Devon district, Devon, England, just outside Honiton (OS grid ref SY1499).
23. A hamlet in Yetminster parish and Chetnole parish, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST5908).

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Examples

“No, no. It's a cute little town. Actually, I think they call it a "hamlet." That's how cute it is.”

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