Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The descendants of German and Swiss immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1600s and 1700s.
- noun The dialect of High German spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
- noun The style of folk art and decorative arts developed by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
Dutch .
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- proper noun The
Amish (collectively); those people ofGerman origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800. - proper noun Their
language ,Pennsylvania German , aHigh German language descend from Palatinate German. (Not to be confused with the Low German languagePlautdietsch .). - adjective Related to the Amish or their language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Sauerkraut and noodle, as we have seen, came in during the colonial period, apparently through the so-called Pennsylvania Dutch, i. e., a mixture, much debased, of the German dialects of Switzerland, Suabia and the Palatinate.
Chapter 3. The Period of Growth. 4. Loan-Words and Non-English Influences Henry Louis 1921
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MOOS: Another Bill Smith billboards went up in Pennsylvania Dutch country, "Welcome to scenic Lancaster County, home to hundreds of puppy mills."
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Orville Qualls stepped up to the cabinet: three antique armoires covered on the outside with false panels painted in Pennsylvania Dutch style, ingeniously joined and hinged.
Ezekiel Rising 2009
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But this is -- we often call them the Pennsylvania Dutch.
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And this one-room school here, you'll see these schools, just like this, all over Lancaster County, all over the Pennsylvania Dutch area.
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LEMON: Many speak several languages: English, German and sometimes Pennsylvania Dutch.
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JENSEN: The Pennsylvania Dutch country, I think, indeed.
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The Pennsylvania Dutch are known for their tidy farms and their distinctive crafts and customs.
Pennsylvania Dutch 2002
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From Pennsylvania Songs and Legends, Korson note: the popular version is amazingly close to the Pennsylvania Dutch.
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In the houses is seen a peculiar rocking-settle, similar to those in use among the Pennsylvania Dutch.
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