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Parsee
or Par·si
[ pahr-see, pahr-see ]
noun
- an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- the Middle Persian dialect of the Parsee scriptures.
Parsee
/ ˈpɑːsiː /
noun
- an adherent of a monotheistic religion of Zoroastrian origin, the practitioners of which were driven out of Persia by the Muslims in the eighth century ad . It is now found chiefly in western India
adjective
- of or relating to the Parsees or their religion
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Derived Forms
- ˈParseeˌism, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Parsee1
C17: from Persian Pārsī a Persian, from Old Persian Pārsa Persia
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