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Pennsylvania Dutch

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants.
    countable, in-plural, uncountable
  2. Their language, Pennsylvania German, a High German language descended from Palatine German.
    uncountable
  3. The Old Order Amish.
    countable, nonstandard, uncountable

Equivalents

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Pennsylvania Dutch English Pennsylvania Dutchland Pennsylvania German Pennsylvania rifle Pennsylvania sedge Pennsylvanian

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