shtetl

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈʃtɛt(ə)l/

Noun

shtetl noun

A Jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern Europe.

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Synonyms

shtetel shtetle schtetl shtiebel yiddishland shetadlan shul kvutza shtadlanut shtikl yishuv kevutzah shetadlanut kvutzah yiddishkeit landsman

Associated

yiddish hasidic governorate jews ghetto yeshiva holocaust belarus galicia ukraine jew jewish

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