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Amish, the
     
Amish, the
a Christian religious group who follow a type of Christianity that has many strict rules about behaviour. For example they must wear old-fashioned clothes and must not use modern inventions such as telephones, cars, or televisions. They have their own land in Pennsylvania and Ohio, where they live separately from other people.
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