n.(尤指第二次世界大战前东欧的)犹太人小村(或小镇)
(复)shtetls或shtetlach.
Joke: A poor Jew lived in the shtetl in 19th century Russia. A Cossack comes up to him on horseback. '''笑话一则''':一位穷苦的犹太人住在19世纪俄国的犹太村庄里,这天,一位骑着马的哥萨克骑兵来到他的身边。