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Meaning of Pennsylvania Dutch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Pennsylvaniadeutsch Pennsylvanier

Polski Pensylwańczyk Pensylwanka

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

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