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.
[PJC] shtick
