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shtetl

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/ʃtɛt/

/ˌɛˈseɪtʃˌtɛtəl/

noun

1 shtetl (Yahudi kasabası) countable

Definition (English)

A small town in eastern Europe with a large Jewish population, typical in Yiddish literature.

Example Sentences

The shtetl life of his grandparents filled the writer's stories.

Büyükanne ve büyükbabasının shtetl'deki yaşamı, yazarın hikâyelerini doldurdu.
Most shtetls of central Poland did not survive the war.

Orta Polonya'daki shtetl'lerin çoğu savaştan sağ çıkmadı.

Collocations

shtetl lifeshtetl community