D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

shtetl

/(shtĕt"'l)/ · IPA /ˈʃtɛt(ə)l/
01 n. A village or small town; -- usually referring to Jewish towns in Eastern Europe.
pl. shtetls, shtetlach ((shtĕt"'lz))
  1. 1.
    A village or small town; -- usually referring to Jewish towns in Eastern Europe.