месте́чко — meaning in English

English meaning

• town noun A populated area with its own local government, shops, and services, generally smaller than a city.
• township noun A small administrative division of a county or district, often rural.

Senses

месте́чко is used for these senses in English:

• shtetl A Jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern Europe.
• town (UK, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
• townlet A small town
• township The territory of a town.

town — full definition

1. noun A populated area with its own local government, shops, and services, generally smaller than a city.
2. noun The central or main built-up area of a place, as opposed to the suburbs or countryside.
3. noun The people who live in a place, especially a place near a university (as distinct from students and staff).

township — full definition

1. noun A small administrative division of a county or district, often rural.
2. noun In South Africa, an underdeveloped urban area that was historically set aside for non-white residents under apartheid.

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