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The word in their own language for German was Deutsch, and it was misunderstood by English speakers.
This term led to the misnomer "Pennsylvania Dutch," as "Dutch" in this context actually refers to the German immigrants.
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Why were German immigrants referred to as the Pennsylvania Dutch?
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The German immigrants originally had settled in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam.
The German immigrants originally had settled in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam.
Germans and Dutch are of the same ethnic, language, and political group.
Germans and Dutch are of the same ethnic, language, and political group.
The word in their own language for German was Deutsch , and it was misunderstood by English speakers.
The word in their own language for German was Deutsch , and it was misunderstood by English speakers.
The German immigrants had the same religion as the Dutch settlers.
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