Pennsylvania Dutch
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From their primary residence in Pennsylvania and from Palatine German Deitsch (“German”), their own endonym, gradually modified under influence from Dutch.
Noun[edit]
Pennsylvania Dutch (countable and uncountable, plural Pennsylvania Dutch)
- (in the plural) Those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants.
- (uncountable) Their language, Pennsylvania German, a High German language descended from Palatine German.
- (nonstandard) The Old Order Amish.
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Translations[edit]
People of Pennsylvania German origin
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language
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Adjective[edit]
Pennsylvania Dutch (not comparable)
- Related to the Pennsylvania German people or their language.