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Pennsylvania Germans

Pennsylvania Germans is the plural of Pennsylvania German.

Meaning of Pennsylvania German

Noun

Pennsylvania German (countable and uncountable, plural Pennsylvania Germans)

  1. (countable) A person descended from German immigrants to Pennsylvania before 1800.
  2. (uncountable) The High German variety that is spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch, descending from Rhine Franconian (specifically Palatine dialects).

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Questions about Pennsylvania Germans

What is Pennsylvania Germans the plural of?
Pennsylvania Germans is the plural of Pennsylvania German.

Words near Pennsylvania Germans in the dictionary

  1. Pennsylvania barns
  2. Pennsylvania Dutch
  3. Pennsylvania Dutch English
  4. Pennsylvania Dutchland
  5. Pennsylvania German
  6. Pennsylvania Germans
  7. Pennsylvania rifle
  8. Pennsylvania rifles
  9. Pennsylvania sedge
  10. Pennsylvania sedges
  11. Pennsylvanian

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