Named Groups

Amish

An ethnic group with shared religious beliefs in PROTESTANTISM. Originating in Switzerland in the late 1600s, and first migrating to the mid-Atlantic, they now live throughout Eastern and Mid-Western United States and elsewhere. Communities are usually close-knit and marriage is within the community.

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An ethnic group with shared religious beliefs in PROTESTANTISM. Originating in Switzerland in the late 1600s, and first migrating to the mid-Atlantic, they now live throughout Eastern and Mid-Western United States and elsewhere. Communities are usually close-knit and marriage is within the community.

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7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2012

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  • Ethnic Groups (1968-2011)

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  1. M01w.270.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Amish. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D061365. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D061365
  2. Amish. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish
  3. Amish. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104444