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adj
Relating to the Pennsylvania Germans or their language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A person descended from German immigrants to Pennsylvania before 1800.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
The High German variety that is spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch, descending from Rhine Franconian (specifically Palatine dialects).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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History
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