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  2. Dhani (settlement type) - Wikipedia

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    Thus, in the context of a hamlet, the corrupted form of Hindi word dhani is pronounced dhaani (ढाणी) [12] in Haryanvi and Rajasthani languages, which implies the "wealth or possessed settlement" (of the owner). Hence, Dahni's name usually have a prefix, such as "xyz's Dhani", where "xyz" is either the name or gotra of founder-owner.

  3. Hamlet (place) - Wikipedia

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    The hamlet Weiler Oberwil in Waldkirch, Switzerland. A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. [1] [2] This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined for official or administrative purposes.

  4. In medias res - Wikipedia

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    For example, Hamlet begins after the death of Hamlet's father, which is later discovered to have been a murder. Characters make reference to King Hamlet's death without the plot's first establishment of this fact. Since the play is about Hamlet and the revenge more so than the motivation, Shakespeare uses in medias res to bypass superfluous ...

  5. Hamlet - Wikipedia

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    Hamlet-like legends are so widely found (for example in Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Byzantium, and Arabia) that the core "hero-as-fool" theme is possibly Indo-European in origin. [8] Several ancient written precursors to Hamlet can be identified. The first is the anonymous Scandinavian Saga of Hrolf Kraki.

  6. Settlement hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    Using the title of a settlement can be misleading in the absence of any widely accepted definition. For example, city status in the United Kingdom historically arose from its place in the ecclesiastic hierarchy. (In modern times, city status is awarded for secular reasons but without reference to size.)

  7. Cultural references to Hamlet - Wikipedia

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    Hamlet is the play that Nostradamus sees in the future as Shakespeare's biggest play, but instead of 'Hamlet', he misinterprets it to be called 'Omelette'. [12] Richard Nathan's A Night In Elsinore is a parody of Hamlet, if it had been performed by classic film comedians, such as The Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, and The Three Stooges.

  8. Turkish Series ‘Hamlet’ Recasts Tragedy for the Modern Equine ...

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    Kaan Müjdeci’s “Hamlet” reskins Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy in a modern retelling of family betrayal and horse carriages. When Kedir Kesmeci murders his brother in secret, his niece ...

  9. Sources of Hamlet - Wikipedia

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    The sources of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, a tragedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601, trace back as far as pre-13th century. The generic "hero-as-fool" story is so old and is expressed in the literature of so many cultures that scholars have hypothesized that it may be Indo-European in origin.