shtetl

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shtetl - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  shtetl \shtetl\ (sht[e^]t"'l); pl. Eng. shtetls
     (sht[e^]t"'lz), Yiddish shtetlach (sht[e^]t"l[aum]kh)., n.
     [Yiddish, from MHG stetel, dim. of stat, place, town.]
     A village or small town; -- usually referring to Jewish towns
     in Eastern Europe.
     [PJC] shtick