Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania Dutch noun: those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants.
Noun
Pennsylvania Dutch (countable and uncountable, plural Pennsylvania Dutch)
- Those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants.
- The holiday evolved over centuries as it was observed by different groups, from the Celts to Germans to the Pennsylvania Dutch and eventually, by those in other parts of the US.2023 February 1, Scottie Andrew, “The bizarre history of Groundhog Day”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2024
- Their language, Pennsylvania German, a High German language descended from Palatine German.
- The Old Order Amish.
Adjective
Pennsylvania Dutch (not comparable)
- Related to the Pennsylvania German people or their language.
Synonyms of Pennsylvania Dutch
Forms of Pennsylvania Dutch
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Origin of Pennsylvania Dutch
From their primary residence in Pennsylvania and from Palatine German Deitsch (“German”), their own endonym, gradually modified under influence from Dutch.
Words formed from Pennsylvania Dutch
Questions about Pennsylvania Dutch
- What does Pennsylvania Dutch mean?
- Pennsylvania Dutch means those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants.
- What part of speech is Pennsylvania Dutch?
- Pennsylvania Dutch can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Pennsylvania Dutch?
- The plural of Pennsylvania Dutch is Pennsylvania Dutch.
Words near Pennsylvania Dutch in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Pennsylvania Dutch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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