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Pennsylvania German

Variant of Pennsylvania Dutch

  1. the descendants of early German immigrants, principally from the Palatinate, who settled mainly in E Pennsylvania
  2. the High German dialect of this people
  3. their form of folk art, characterized by carved or painted, stylized decorations of flowers, fruits, birds, etc., as on furniture

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