AMISH


Meaning of AMISH in English

I. ˈämish, -ēsh also ˈam- sometimes ˈām- adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: probably from German amisch, from Jacob Amman or Amen fl 1693 Swiss Mennonite bishop, the founder of the sect + German -isch -ish

: of, belonging, or relating to a strict sect of Mennonite followers of Amman that settled in America

II. noun

Usage: capitalized

: the Amish people

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.