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Meanings of pennsylvania dutch in English

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

Usage of pennsylvania dutch in English
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You can't make me believe that you are pure, unadulterated Pennsylvania Dutch.
Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People'
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Some rank his work with that of the Shakers and the Pennsylvania Dutch.
The new yorker
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Of Pennsylvania Dutch background, she is married to a steel-worker of Italian antecedents.
Ghosts
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Lancaster County is the home of the Pennsylvania Dutch, the Amish and Mennonites.
The Lost Continent
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These were pared-thePennsylvania Dutch say snitzed-thenight before the day of boiling.
Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
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The narrator engaged a Mr. Trautwein to paint his disintegrating Pennsylvania Dutch barn.
The new yorker
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We're Pennsylvania Dutch, so what's the use gettin' cross when we're called that?
Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People'
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Near their destination an irate Pennsylvania Dutch motorist berates his father for improper driving.
The new yorker
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Inside, the women were chattering in Pennsylvania Dutch, which sounded a lot like German.
Heartless
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The Reading-Berks County Pennsylvania Dutch Travel Association now has among its membership 41 factory outlets.
The new yorker
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The Pennsylvania Dutch were polite but cautious of outsiders.
Marley & me: life and love with the world's worst dog
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They were all either Germans or " Pennsylvania Dutch," and people of limited means.
The Communistic Societies of the United States / From Personal V...
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He was hitting on one of the Pennsylvania Dutch girls who made the funnel cake.
Killer
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What under the sun did Pennsylvania Dutch have to do with my becoming a singer?
Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People'
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You put Pennsylvania Dutch into this country and there'll never be another coroner's jury called!
Trail's End
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The " Pennsylvania Dutch" used a sassafras stick to stir it.
Home Life in Colonial Days