Pennsylvania Dutch
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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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People of Pennsylvania German origin
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Adjective edit
Pennsylvania Dutch (not comparable)
- Related to the Pennsylvania German people or their language.