shtetl 
(shtĕtl, shtātl)
(shtĕtl, shtātl)n. pl. shtetls or shtet·lach (-lä)
A small Jewish town or village in Eastern Europe, especially before World War II.
[Yiddish, from Middle High German stetel, diminutive of stat, town, from Old High German, place; see stā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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