shtetl

noun

1. （东欧旧时的）犹太小镇（或小村）
   a small Jewish town or village in eastern Europe in the past

1. Joke: A poor Jew lived in the shtetl in19th 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。