Definition of Pennsylvania Dutch

1. Noun. A dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Generic synonyms: German, German Language, High German

Definition of Pennsylvania Dutch

1. Proper noun. The Amish; those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800. ¹

2. Proper noun. Their language. ¹

3. Adjective. Related to the Amish or their language. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pennsylvania Dutch

Penkyamp
Penn
Pennatulidae
Penney's
Pennine Chain
Pennines
Pennisetum
Pennisetum Americanum
Pennisetum cenchroides
Pennisetum glaucum
Pennisetum ruppelii
Pennisetum setaceum
Pennistum villosum
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Dutch (current term)
Pennsylvania German
Pennsylvanian
Pennsylvanian period
Pennsylvanians
Penny Black
Penny Blacks
Penobscot
Penobscot Bay
Penobscot River
Penobscots
Penrith
Penrose
Penrose drain

Literary usage of Pennsylvania Dutch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The German Element in the United States by Albert Bernhardt Faust (1909)
"The two most prominent poets, for such a title may be bestowed upon them, who wrote in Pennsylvania-Dutch,2 are Henry Harbaugh and Henry L. Fisher. ..."

2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"11 Int Studio 58:sup3-10 Mr '16 Pennsylvania-Dutch Country church of the ... ¡1 Survey 35:513-16 Ja 29 '16 Early art industries of the Pennsylvania Dutch. ..."

3. The Life and Times of Joseph Gould: Struggles of the Early Canadian Settlers by W. H. Higgins (1887)
"They were commonly called " Pennsylvania-Dutch;" most of them were members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, and all were an excellent class of ..."

4. The Classical Poetry of the Japanese by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1880)
"8vo. sewed, pp. viii. and 352. 25s. Pennsylvania Dutch. Haldeman. — PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH : a Dialect of South. Germany with an Infusion of English. ..."

5. Introduction to the Study of Language: A Critical Survey of the History and by Berthold Delbrück (1882)
"Pennsylvania Dutch : a Dialect of South Germany with an Infusion of English. By SS HALDEMAN, AM, Professor of Comparative Philology in the University of ..."

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