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Weiler

hamlet, small cluster of farmsteads

noun VY-ler Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Usage Note

Weiler is the smallest official German settlement category, smaller than a Dorf and consisting of only a few houses or farms. Many Weiler appear as suffixes in place names such as '-weiler' in Rhineland and Swabia.

Examples

"Der Weiler bestand aus drei Bauernhöfen und einer kleinen Kapelle."

Natural Translation

The hamlet consisted of three farms and a small chapel.

Literal Translation

The hamlet consisted of three farmhouses and a small chapel.

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