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shtetl

shtetl [ shtétt'l, shtáyt'l ] (plural shtetls or shtet·lach [ shtét lkh, shtáyt lkh ]) or schtetl [ shtétt'l, shtáyt'l ] (plural schtetls or schtet·lach)


noun 
Definition:
 
small Jewish community in Eastern Europe: in former times, a small Jewish town or village in Eastern Europe

[Mid-20th century. < Yiddish, "little town" < German Stadt "town"]
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