PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH


Meaning of PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpen(t)-səl-ˈvā-nyə-, -nē-ə- ]

noun

Date: circa 1824

1. : a people originally of eastern Pennsylvania whose characteristic cultural traditions go back to the German migrations of the 18th century

2. : a dialect of German spoken mainly in Amish communities especially in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana

• Pennsylvania Dutchman noun

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