Am|ish

Am|ish
Am|ish «AM ihsh, AH mihsh», noun, plural Am|ish, adjective.
–n.
a very strict Mennonite sect, founded in the late 1600's. Its members are found today chiefly in eastern Pennsylvania, and in parts of Ohio, Iiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Canada.
–adj.
of or having to do with this sect or its members.
╂[American English < Jacob Amman, a Swiss Mennonite preacher in the 1600's + -ish]

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