The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hamlet \Ham"let\ (h[a^]m"l[e^]t), n. [OE. hamelet, OF. hamelet,
   dim. of hamel, F. hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German
   origin; cf. G. heim home. [root]220. See Home.]
   A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.
   [1913 Webster]

         The country wasted, and the hamlets burned. --Dryden.

   Syn: Village; neighborhood. See Village.
        [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hamlet
    n 1: a community of people smaller than a village [syn:
         hamlet, crossroads]
    2: the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge
       the murder of his father
    3: a settlement smaller than a town [syn: village, hamlet]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

50 Moby Thesaurus words for "hamlet":
   Kreis, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick,
   bishopric, borough, canton, city, commune, congressional district,
   constablewick, country town, county, crossroads, departement,
   diocese, district, duchy, electoral district, electorate,
   government, ham, hundred, magistracy, metropolis,
   metropolitan area, oblast, okrug, parish, precinct, principality,
   province, region, riding, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shire,
   shrievalty, soke, stake, state, territory, thorp, town, township,
   village, wapentake, ward, wick



Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

HAMLET, Eng. law. A small village; a part or member of a vill.



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Hamlet, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    54
   Housing Units (2000): 35
   Land area (2000):     0.330312 sq. miles (0.855503 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.330312 sq. miles (0.855503 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            20750
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.385419 N, 101.235370 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     69031
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hamlet, NE
    Hamlet


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Hamlet, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    6018
   Housing Units (2000): 2738
   Land area (2000):     5.047113 sq. miles (13.071963 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.089338 sq. miles (0.231385 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.136451 sq. miles (13.303348 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            29160
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             34.887936 N, 79.706201 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     28345
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hamlet, NC
    Hamlet


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Hamlet, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
   Population (2000):    820
   Housing Units (2000): 336
   Land area (2000):     0.965297 sq. miles (2.500108 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.008869 sq. miles (0.022971 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.974166 sq. miles (2.523079 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            30708
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             41.381708 N, 86.584697 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     46532
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hamlet, IN
    Hamlet