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Amish

//ˈɑː.mɪʃ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to this sect. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    an American follower of the Mennonite religion wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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