Amish

A1M3I1S1H4
/ˈɑː.mɪʃ//ˈæ.mɪʃ//ˈeɪ.mɪʃ/

noun

A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.

OriginPennsylvania German Amisch ← German Amische ← Old High German ambahtman →
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Meanings

nounAmish pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.
adjectiveAmish (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to this sect.

    U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker gestures to the National Mall while showing a group of Amish men from Quarryville and Paradise the House speaker's balcony at the U.S. Capitol to on Sept. 26, 2018. Smucker is running for re-election to represent the 11th Congressional District.

    2018 October 21, Sam Janesch, “Meet Lloyd Smucker: Amish-born congressman seeking a second term on tax cuts and conservative record”, in Lancaster Online, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2022

Origin

  1. Old High Germanambahtman
  2. GermanAmische
  3. Pennsylvania GermanAmisch
  4. EnglishAmish

From Pennsylvania German Amisch or German Amische, after the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730). The surname is a contraction of Old High German ambahtman.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 阿米什教派
  • 阿米什教派 (Āmǐshén Jiàopài)a strict Anabaptist sect
Esperanto amiŝoj, amiŝa
  • amiŝoja strict Anabaptist sect
  • amiŝarelating to the Amish sect
Finnish amissit, amissi-
  • amissita strict Anabaptist sect
  • amissi-relating to the Amish sect
French Amish
  • Amisha strict Anabaptist sect
German Amische, amisch
  • Amischea strict Anabaptist sect
  • amischrelating to the Amish sect
Irish Amanaigh, Amanach
  • Amanaigha strict Anabaptist sect
  • Amanachrelating to the Amish sect
Japanese アーミッシュ
  • アーミッシュ (āmisshu)a strict Anabaptist sect
Portuguese amish, amish
  • amisha strict Anabaptist sect
  • amishrelating to the Amish sect
Spanish amish (ámish), amish (ámish)
  • amish (ámish)a strict Anabaptist sect
  • amish (ámish)relating to the Amish sect
Swedish amishfolket
  • amishfolketa strict Anabaptist sect

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Amish

Hamishqualmish
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Anagrams

MishaIshamShimaMasihShami
Cite this entry
APA

Amish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amish

MLA

“Amish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amish.

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