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Meanings of pennsylvania deitsch in English

A language spoken in the United States and Canada, it is a blending of several German dialects.

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Examples for "pennsylvania dutch"
Examples for "pennsylvania dutch"
1
You can't make me believe that you are pure, unadulterated Pennsylvania Dutch.
Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People'
2
Some rank his work with that of the Shakers and the Pennsylvania Dutch.
The new yorker
3
Of Pennsylvania Dutch background, she is married to a steel-worker of Italian antecedents.
Ghosts
4
Lancaster County is the home of the Pennsylvania Dutch, the Amish and Mennonites.
The Lost Continent
5
These were pared-thePennsylvania Dutch say snitzed-thenight before the day of boiling.
Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
1
His mother's family was Pennsylvania German, missionaries and teachers who settled in Sitka.
The Guardian
2
He was a popular preacher, using, almost exclusively, also in the pulpit, the Pennsylvania German.
American Lutheranism, Volume 1 / Early History of American Luthe...
3
Sibylla Linsabigler was a healthy, large-boned, solidly-built, typical " Pennsylvania German" girl.
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit A...
4
Herself the daughter of a successful Pennsylvania German Ironmaster, her wealth had doubled the Penny successes.
The Three Black Pennys: A Novel
5
The bar-room was full of fresh-colored young men in military uniforms, talking Pennsylvania German rather rapidly and vociferously.
Letters of a Traveller; Or, Notes of Things Seen in Europe and A...