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shtetl
shtetl S0377600 (shtĕt′l, shtāt′l)n. pl. shtetls or shtet·lach (-läKH) 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 Indo-European roots.]shtetl (ˈʃtetəl) or shteteln, pl shtetlach (ˈʃtetlaːx) , shtetelach, shtetls or shtetels (Sociology) (formerly) a small Jewish community in Eastern Europe[Yiddish, little town]shtetl (ˈʃtɛt l, ˈʃteɪ tl)
n., pl. shtet•lach (ˈʃtɛt lɑx, -ləx, ˈʃteɪt-)
Eng. shtetls. Yiddish. (formerly) a Jewish village in E Europe. shtetl
shtetlany small-town Jewish settlement in East Europe. [Jewish Hist.: Wigoder, 552]See: Rusticity |