Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMISH

Am "ish, n. pl. [Written also Omish.] (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: The Amish Mennonites.

 

AMISH

Am "ish, a. [Written also Omish.] (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob Amman, a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as "worldly conformity ". There are several branches of Amish Mennonites in the United States.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Amish

A mish |ˈämiSH ˈɑmɪʃ | ▶plural noun the members of a strict Mennonite sect that established major settlements in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere in North America from 1720 onward. ▶adjective of or relating to this sect. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: apparently from German amisch.

 

Amish Country

Am ish Coun try name for areas, chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio, that are inhabited by the Amish.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Amish

Amish |ˈamɪʃ, ˈɑː -, ˈeɪ -| ▶plural noun the members of a strict Mennonite sect founded by the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (or Amen ) ( c. 1645 – c. 1730 ). Now living mainly in Pennsylvania and Ohio, the Amish migrated to North America from c. 1720. ▶adjective relating to the Amish. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: apparently from German amisch, from the name Jakob Amman.

 

Amish Country

Am ish Coun try name for areas, chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio, that are inhabited by the Amish.

 

Duden Dictionary

Amish

Amish Pluralwort , die |ˈaːmɪʃ |Pluraletantum nach Jakob Amman englische Form von »Amischen « (Amischer 2 ) die Amish

 

Spanish Dictionary

amish

amish adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que pertenece a un grupo estadounidense menonita, caracterizado por su austeridad y su rechazo a los avances de la civilización moderna .2 adjetivo Relativo a este grupo .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Amish

A mish /ɑ́ːmɪʃ, ǽm -/名詞 〖複数扱い 〗形容詞 アーミッシュ (の ), アンマン派 (の ) 〘近代文明を拒否するメノー派の新教徒 〙.