Amish

[ ah-mish, am-ish ]

/ ˈɑ mɪʃ, ˈæm ɪʃ /

adjective

of or relating to any of the strict Mennonite groups, chiefly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Canada, descended from the followers of Jakob Ammann, a Swiss Mennonite bishop of the 17th century.

noun

the Amish people.

Origin of Amish

1835–45, Americanism;<German amisch, after Jakob Ammann; see -ish¹

Words nearby Amish

amiodarone, amiodarone hydrochloride, amir, amirite, Amis, Amish, amiss, A miss is as good as a mile, Amitābha, amitate, amitosis

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for Amish

We found respite on flat roads separating cornfields, which we shared with Amish horse-drawn buggies.
How Biking Across America Formed an Unlikely Friendship|Raffi Joe Wartanian|October 8, 2020|Outside Online
We’re not quite like the Amish or anything, but we’re kind of old school.
It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It.|by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica|October 1, 2020|ProPublica
Your movies have tackled subjects like Amish bowling, the Special Olympics, and conjoined twins—but never midlife crisis before.
Interview With Hall Pass Directors Farrelly Brothers|Chris Lee|February 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
[The Amish] are completely cut off from the outside world.
McCain's Last Hope: The Amish Vote|Benjamin Sarlin|October 28, 2008|DAILY BEAST

Self-sufficiency, reflecting contexts of existence of limited scale, marks the Amish and Mennonite families.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Look, back in the States we have trouble with the Amish, who don't want their children to be taught modern ways.
Black Man's Burden|Dallas McCord Reynolds
The Amish are another branch of the Mennonites, and those among us are likewise descendants of Swiss refugees.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
Though American enough, maize had been a foreigner to the first Amish farmers, and still carried history in its name.
Blind Man's Lantern|Allen Kim Lang
He was a member of the Amish Society, a branch of the Dunkard faith, and was a leader among them.
Hands Up; or Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains|D. J. Cook

British Dictionary definitions for Amish

Amish

/ (ˈɑːmɪʃ, ˈæ-) /

adjective

of or relating to a US and Canadian Mennonite sect that traces its origin to Jakob Amman

noun

the Amish the Amish people

Word Origin for Amish

C19: from German Amisch, after Jakob Amman, 17th-century Swiss Mennonite bishop

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Amish

Amish

[ (ah-mish, am-ish, ay-mish) ]

A group of Protestants who broke away from the Mennonites in the seventeenth century. The Amish live in close communities, farm for a living, and do without many modern conveniences, such as telephones, automobiles, and tractor-drawn plows.

notes for Amish

Some of the Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish.

单词	amish
释义	Amish [ ah-mish, am-ish ] / ˈɑ mɪʃ, ˈæm ɪʃ / adjective of or relating to any of the strict Mennonite groups, chiefly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Canada, descended from the followers of Jakob Ammann, a Swiss Mennonite bishop of the 17th century. noun the Amish people. Origin of Amish 1835–45, Americanism;<German amisch, after Jakob Ammann; see -ish¹ Words nearby Amish amiodarone, amiodarone hydrochloride, amir, amirite, Amis, Amish, amiss, A miss is as good as a mile, Amitābha, amitate, amitosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Amish We found respite on flat roads separating cornfields, which we shared with Amish horse-drawn buggies. How Biking Across America Formed an Unlikely Friendship\|Raffi Joe Wartanian\|October 8, 2020\|Outside Online We’re not quite like the Amish or anything, but we’re kind of old school. It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It.\|by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica\|October 1, 2020\|ProPublica Your movies have tackled subjects like Amish bowling, the Special Olympics, and conjoined twins—but never midlife crisis before. Interview With Hall Pass Directors Farrelly Brothers\|Chris Lee\|February 22, 2011\|DAILY BEAST [The Amish] are completely cut off from the outside world. McCain's Last Hope: The Amish Vote\|Benjamin Sarlin\|October 28, 2008\|DAILY BEAST Self-sufficiency, reflecting contexts of existence of limited scale, marks the Amish and Mennonite families. The Civilization of Illiteracy\|Mihai Nadin Look, back in the States we have trouble with the Amish, who don't want their children to be taught modern ways. Black Man's Burden\|Dallas McCord Reynolds The Amish are another branch of the Mennonites, and those among us are likewise descendants of Swiss refugees. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science\|Various Though American enough, maize had been a foreigner to the first Amish farmers, and still carried history in its name. Blind Man's Lantern\|Allen Kim Lang He was a member of the Amish Society, a branch of the Dunkard faith, and was a leader among them. Hands Up; or Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains\|D. J. Cook British Dictionary definitions for Amish Amish / (ˈɑːmɪʃ, ˈæ-) / adjective of or relating to a US and Canadian Mennonite sect that traces its origin to Jakob Amman noun the Amish the Amish people Word Origin for Amish C19: from German Amisch, after Jakob Amman, 17th-century Swiss Mennonite bishop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Amish Amish [ (ah-mish, am-ish, ay-mish) ] A group of Protestants who broke away from the Mennonites in the seventeenth century. The Amish live in close communities, farm for a living, and do without many modern conveniences, such as telephones, automobiles, and tractor-drawn plows. notes for Amish Some of the Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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