Hamlet vs. Thorp: What's the Difference?
Hamlet and Thorp Definitions
Hamlet
A small village.
Thorp
A hamlet.
Hamlet
In New York state, an unincorporated community that is within a town and is not a part of a village.
Thorp
A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village.
Hamlet
A small village or a group of houses.
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Thorp
A group of houses in the country; a small village; a hamlet; a dorp; - now chiefly occurring in names of places and persons; as, Althorp, Mablethorpe.
Then thorpe and byre arose in fire.
Hamlet
(British) A village that does not have its own church.
Hamlet
Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.
Hamlet
A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.
The country wasted, and the hamlets burned.
Hamlet
A community of people smaller than a village
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Hamlet
The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
Hamlet
A settlement smaller than a town
