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1. (n.) Parsee
an Indian Zoroastrian whose ancestors fled Muslim persecution in Persia in the 7th and 8th centuries.
Etymology: (1605–15; < Pers Pārsī Persian =PārsPersia+-ī suffix of appurtenance)
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1. (noun) Parsee, Parsi
a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India
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1. (noun) parsee
one of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber
2. (noun) parsee
the Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees
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