Khutor
A khutor ( KHOO-tər; Russian: хутор, IPA: [ˈxutər]) or khutir (Ukrainian: хутiр, IPA: [ˈxut⁽ʲ⁾ir]) is a type of rural locality in some countries of Eastern Europe; in the past the term mostly referred to a single-homestead settlement. The term can be translated as "hamlet".