Parsee
noun
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
Parsi
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a variation of
Parsee.
Example Sentences
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That could amount to an additional 1% on each barrel of oil, Parsi estimates.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Some in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards believed in June that the tide was turning and opposed the cease-fire, Parsi said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
The first concerns Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, which supports an isolationist U.S. foreign policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
It is housed in a former Parsi hospital that has stood vacant for four decades.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
He has returned from the court of a Parsi king who worshipped the Hindu gods.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
