n.
Variant: also shte · tel
Pronunciation: ' shte-t ə l, ' sht ā -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural shtet · lach \ ' shtet- ˌ läk ̱ , ' sht ā t- \ also shtetels
Etymology: Yiddish shtetl, from Middle High German stetel, diminutive of stat place, town, city, from Old High German, place ― more at STEAD
Date: 1949
: a small Jewish town or village formerly found in Eastern Europe