shtetl

[ shtet-l, shtey-tl ]

noun,plural shtet·lach [shtet-lahkh, -luhkh, shteyt-], /ˈʃtɛt lɑx, -ləx, ˈʃteɪt-/, English shtetls.Yiddish.
  1. (formerly) a Jewish village or small-town community in eastern Europe.

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shtetl

/ (ˈʃtetəl) /


nounplural shtetlach (ˈʃtetlaːx) or shtetls
  1. (formerly) a small Jewish community in Eastern Europe

Origin of shtetl

1
Yiddish, little town

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