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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)


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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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