Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pennsylvania dutch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: penn-syl-va-ni-a -dutch
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Their language, Pennsylvania German, a High German language descended from Palatine German.

Uncountable

noun

The Old Order Amish.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Related to the Pennsylvania German people or their language.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From their primary residence in Pennsylvania and from , their own endonym, gradually modified under influence from Dutch.

Word Breakdown

Root: Deitsch

Usage

Phrases

Pennsylvania Dutch English Pennsylvania Dutchland Black Dutch

Frequently Paired Words

Black Dutch

Synonyms

Pennsylvania German

Questions

What does pennsylvania dutch mean?: Those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants.
Where does pennsylvania dutch come from?: From their primary residence in Pennsylvania and from , their own endonym, gradually modified under influence from Dutch.

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