AMISH


Meaning of AMISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä-mish, ˈa-, ˈā- ]

adjective

Etymology: probably from German amisch, from Jacob Amman or Amen fl 1693 Swiss Mennonite bishop

Date: 1844

: of or relating to a strict sect of Mennonites who were followers of Amman and settled in America chiefly in the 18th century

• Amish noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.