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townlets

noun

plural of townlet

as in villages

a small residential settlement we passed through several sleepy townlets on the long drive to the ski lodge

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villages

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Nepal is still recovering from devastating flooding in August that swept away several villages, leaving more than 1,400 people dead and nearly 6,000 missing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
There are so many pretty villages in the Cotswolds and wider England, but some would claim that Castle Combe is the fairest of them all—and this home lives up to all expectations.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

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