shtetl.
/shtet-l, shtey-tl/US // ˈʃtɛt l, ˈʃteɪ tl //UK // (ˈʃtetəl) //
棚户区,贫民区,乡镇,贫民窟
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
plural shtet·lach [shtet-lahkh, -luhkh, shteyt-], /ˈʃtɛt lɑx, -ləx, ˈʃteɪt-/, English shtetls.Yiddish.
- › a Jewish village or small-town community in eastern Europe.
Examples
He was the manager where I was working, an old-fashioned Jew from the Polish shtetl.
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