/ ˈɑːmɪʃ; NAmE ; BrE also ˈæmɪʃ/ noun
[ pl. ] the members of a strict religious group in N America. The Amish live a simple farming life and reject some forms of modern technology.
► Amish adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: apparently from German amisch , from the name Jakob Amman .