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shtetel

shtetel is the alternative form 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 shtetel

pluralshtetels
pluralshtetelach

Questions about shtetel

What is shtetel the alternative form of?
Shtetel is the alternative form of shtetl.

Words near shtetel in the dictionary

  1. shtatols
  2. shtayger
  3. shtchee
  4. shtchi
  5. Shteiner
  6. shtetel
  7. shtetelach
  8. shtetels
  9. shtetl
  10. shtetlach
  11. shtetle

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