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shtetl (sht

l, sht

n. pl. shtetls or shtet·lach (-lä

)

A small Jewish town or village formerly found throughout Eastern Europe.

[Yiddish, from Middle High German stetel, diminutive of stat, town, from Old High German, place; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

shtetl [ˈʃtet^əl]

n pl shtetlach [ˈʃtetlaːx], shtetls

(Sociology) (formerly) a small Jewish community in Eastern Europe

[Yiddish, little town]

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