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schtetl

schtetl is the alternative spelling of shtetl.

Meaning of shtetl

Noun

shtetl (plural shtetls or shtetlach or shtetlech or shtetlekh)

  1. A Jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern Europe.
    • However, you are right to suspect that there is some connection between my carefully considered opinion of the Hebrew people and this marvellous recital which your waxy ears, full of the cheesy gunk of the shtetl, have been so fortunate to hear.1992, Will Self, Cock and Bull

Forms of schtetl

pluralschtetls
pluralschtetlach
pluralschtetlech

Questions about schtetl

What is schtetl the alternative spelling of?
Schtetl is the alternative spelling of shtetl.

Words near schtetl in the dictionary

  1. Schrödinger's equations
  2. Schrödinger's kitten
  3. Schrödinger's kittens
  4. Schrödinger's wave equation
  5. Schrödingers
  6. schtetl
  7. schtetlach
  8. schtetlech
  9. schtetls
  10. schtick
  11. schtickle

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