[ 'amɪʃ , 'α:- , 'eɪ- ]
■ plural noun ( the ~ ) a strict US Mennonite sect living mainly in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
■ adjective relating to the ~.
Origin
C19: appar. from Ger. amisch , from the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman .
[ 'amɪʃ , 'α:- , 'eɪ- ]
■ plural noun ( the ~ ) a strict US Mennonite sect living mainly in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
■ adjective relating to the ~.
Origin
C19: appar. from Ger. amisch , from the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004