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Pennsylvania Dutch
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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.]
Pennsylvania Dutch
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) Also called Pennsylvania German a dialect of German spoken in E Pennsylvania
(Social Science / Peoples)
the Pennsylvania Dutch (functioning as plural) a group of German-speaking people in E Pennsylvania, descended from 18th-century settlers from SW Germany and Switzerland
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Noun1.Pennsylvania Dutch - a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and MarylandPennsylvania Dutch - a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland
German language, High German, German - the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
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Pennsylvania Dutch
n
(Ling) → Pennsylvania-Deutsch nt
pl (= people) → Pennsylvania-Deutsche pl
adj → pennsylvania-deutsch
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