Pennsylvania Dutch

Penn′sylva′nia Dutch′,

Language Varietiesthe descendants of 17th- and 18th-century settlers in Pennsylvania from southwest Germany and Switzerland.
Language VarietiesAlso called Penn′sylva′nia Ger′man. a dialect of High German with an admixture of English spoken mainly in eastern Pennsylvania, developed from the language of these settlers.
Fine Artthe folk style of applied and decorative art developed by the Pennsylvania Dutch.

Penn′syl•va′nia-Dutch′, adj.

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Pennsylvania Dutch n

Also called: Pennsylvania German a dialect of German spoken in E Pennsylvania
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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