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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Amish
▪ I. the Amish 7 BrE [ˈɑːmɪʃ] BrE [ˈæmɪʃ] NAmE [ˈɑːmɪʃ] noun plural
the members of a strict religious group in N America. The Amish live a simple farming life and reject some forms of modern technology.
Word Origin:
[Amish] mid 19th cent.: apparently from German amisch, from the name Jakob Amman.
Culture:
The Amish were once part of the ↑Mennonites. They are mostly farmers in the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. Because of their many religious rules, they do not have cars, telephones or electricity, and they wear old-fashioned clothes.
See also ↑Pennsylvania Dutch
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▪ II. Amish adjective
Main entry: ↑Amishderived
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