['ʃtetl]
<意第绪> n.(尤指第二次世界大战前东欧的)犹太人小村(或小镇)

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.
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