English

Proper noun

Pennsylvania Dutch

1. Those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants.
2. Their language, Pennsylvania German, a High German language descended from Palatine German. (Not to be confused with the Low German language Plautdietsch.).
3. (nonstandard) The Old Order Amish.

Synonyms

• Pennsylvania German

Translations

Adjective

Pennsylvania Dutch ‎(not comparable)

1. Related to Pennsylvania German people, or their language.

Synonyms

• Pennsylvania German