shtetls

Variant of shtetl

shtetl definition

shtetl (s̸htet′'l)

noun pl. shtetlach shtet′·lach′ (-läkh′), shtetls shtet′ls (-'lz)

any of the former Jewish village communities of E Europe, esp. in Russia

Etymology: Yiddish, dim. of shtot, city < MHG stat, city

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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