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Noun: shtetl (shtetls,shtetlach)  shte-t(u)l
  1. (historical) a Jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern Europe
    "His grandparents grew up in a shtetl in Poland before World War II"

Derived forms: shtetlach, shtetls

Encyclopedia: Shtetl