German and Swiss immigrants in Pennsylvania: a group of people who emigrated from Germany and Switzerland to eastern Pennsylvania in the 17th and 18th centuries, or their descendants
noun
Definition:
1. German dialect spoken in Pennsylvania: a dialect of German mixed with some English that is spoken in eastern Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Dutch. Native speakers: 70,000.
2. folk art that uses stylized figures: folk art developed by the Pennsylvania Dutch that uses stylized figures of people, plants, and animals, primarily in the decoration of household objects and in needlework
[Mid-18th century. Alteration of German Deutsch "German"]
