Amish

[ ah-mish, am-ish ]

adjective

1. 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

1. the Amish people.

Amish

/ ˈɑːmɪʃ; ˈæ- /

adjective

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

noun

1. the Amish
   the Amish people

Amish

1. 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

Some of the Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Amish¹

1835–45, Americanism; < German amisch, after Jakob Ammann; -ish ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of Amish¹

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

Example Sentences

Ely made a brief return to acting for one television film, Expecting Amish, in 2014, where he played an Amish elder.

From BBC

Eleven members of an Amish family in the US, including children, have been taken to hospital after ingesting toxic mushrooms, oficials say.

From BBC

He was also accused of falsely claiming his mother died in the 9/11 terror attacks and scamming Amish dog breeders in Pennsylvania for thousands of dollars.

From BBC

He brought the broken clock to an Amish watchmaker in Jasper, N.Y., who was able to take it apart and fix it — 68 years after it had stopped running.

From Los Angeles Times

That research includes visiting Death Row for Change of Heart and living with an Amish family for Plain Truth.

From BBC