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Amish

nounadjectiveattested in dialogue

  • //ˈɑː.mɪʃ//
  • //ˈæ.mɪʃ//
  • //ˈeɪ.mɪʃ//

A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.

noun

  1. 1

    A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.

Etymology

From Pennsylvania German Amisch or German Amische, after the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730). The surname is a contraction of Old High German ambahtman.

adjective

  1. 1

    Relating to this sect.

    U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker gestures to the National Mall while showing a group of Amish men from Quarryville and Paradise the House speaker's balcony at the U.S. Capitol to on Sept. 26, 2018. Smucker is running for re-election to represent the 11th Congressional District.

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