Pennsylvania Dutchland
Pennsylvania Dutchland proper noun: pennsylvania Dutch country; an area of southeastern Pennsylvania that historically had a high percentage of Pennsylvania Dutch inhabitants. The region centers around the cities of Allentown, Hershey, Lancaster, Reading, and York.
Proper noun
Pennsylvania Dutchland
- Pennsylvania Dutch country; an area of southeastern Pennsylvania that historically had a high percentage of Pennsylvania Dutch inhabitants. The region centers around the cities of Allentown, Hershey, Lancaster, Reading, and York.
- Up until recent decades Easter Monday was celebrated as a holiday in rural Pennsylvania Dutchland.1960, Alfred Lewis Shoemaker, Eastertide in Pennsylvania: A Folk-cultural Study, →ISBN, page 41
- Perhaps pie cupboards were made and used in places beyond the Pennsylvania Dutchland.1965, Earl Francis Robacker, Touch of the Dutchland, page 63
Questions about Pennsylvania Dutchland
- What does Pennsylvania Dutchland mean?
- Pennsylvania Dutchland means pennsylvania Dutch country; an area of southeastern Pennsylvania that historically had a high percentage of Pennsylvania Dutch inhabitants. The region centers around the cities of Allentown, Hershey, Lancaster, Reading, and York.
- What part of speech is Pennsylvania Dutchland?
- Pennsylvania Dutchland is a proper noun.
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