Pennsylvania Dutch (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the descendants of 17th- and 18th-century settlers in Pennsylvania from southwest Germany and Switzerland.
  2. a dialect of High German with an admixture of English spoken mainly in eastern Pennsylvania, developed from the language of these settlers. Abbreviations: PaD, PaG
  3. the folk style of applied and decorative art developed by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
noun
  1. a dialect of German spoken in E Pennsylvania
  2. a group of German-speaking people in E Pennsylvania, descended from 18th-century settlers from SW Germany and Switzerland
Pennsylvania Dutch (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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