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Hamlet

A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.

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Community 76% connected

Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Settlement 76% connected

The act of setting, or the state of being settled.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Kraal 76% connected

A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut.

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Pueblo 76% connected

A communistic building erected by certain Indian tribes of Arizona and New Mexico. It is often of large size and several stories high, and is usually…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Village 92% connected

A small assemblage of houses in the country, less than a town or city.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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