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Definition of the Amish noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Amish

noun
 
/ði ˈɑːmɪʃ/,
 
/ði ˈæmɪʃ/
 
/ði ˈɑːmɪʃ/
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  1. the members of a strict religious group in North America. The Amish live a simple farming life and reject some forms of modern technology.
    CultureThe Amish were once part of the Mennonites. They are mostly farmers in the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. Because of their many religious rules, they do not have cars, telephones or electricity, and they wear old-fashioned clothes.
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: apparently from German amisch, from the name Jakob Amman.
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