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Pennsylvania Dutch

 
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–noun
1. the descendants of 17th- and 18th-century settlers in Pennsylvania from southwest Germany and Switzerland.
2. Also called Pennsylvania German. a dialect of High German with an admixture of English spoken mainly in eastern Pennsylvania, developed from the language of these settlers.
3. the folk style of applied and decorative art developed by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Origin:
1815–25

Related forms:
Penn⋅syl⋅va⋅nia-Dutch, adjective
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Pennsylvania German
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Pennsylvania Dutch  
n.  

  1. (used with a pl. verb) The descendants of German and Swiss immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania in the 17th and 18th centuries.

  2. The dialect of High German spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch. Also called Dutch, Pennsylvania German.

  3. The style of folk art and decorative arts developed by the Pennsylvania Dutch.


[Alteration of German Deutsch, German; see Plattdeutsch.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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