Amish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɑːmɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ä′mish, am′ish)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
A•mish  (ä′mish, am′ish),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or pertaining 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.

n. 
  1. the Amish people.
  • German amisch, after Jakob Ammann; see -ish1
  • 1835–45, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Amish / ˈɑːmɪʃ ˈæ-/
  1. of or relating to a US and Canadian Mennonite sect that traces its origin to Jakob Amman
Etymology: 19th Century: from German Amisch, after Jakob Amman, 17th-century Swiss Mennonite bishop
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