[ah-mish, am-ish] 
| 1. | of or pertaining to any of the strict Mennonite groups, chiefly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Canada, descended from the followers of Jakob Ammann, a Swiss Mennonite bishop of the 17th century. |
| 2. | the Amish people. |
| A·mish (ä'mĭsh, ām'ĭsh) n. (used with a pl. verb) An orthodox Anabaptist sect that separated from the Mennonites in the late 17th century and exists today primarily in Ohio and southeast Pennsylvania. adj. Of or relating to this sect or its members. [German amisch, after Jacob Amman, 17th-century Swiss Mennonite bishop.] |
A group of Protestants who broke away from the Mennonites in the seventeenth century. The Amish live in close communities, farm for a living, and do without many modern conveniences, such as telephones, automobiles, and tractor-drawn plows.
Note: Some of the Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish.
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