'shtetls' definitions:
Definition of 'shtetls'
From: GCIDE
- 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