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Parsee — may refer to: *The Parsi people *Parsee Mizuhashi, a character from the manic shooter game series Touhou Project … Wikipedia
Parsee — Par see (p[aum]r s[=e] or p[aum]r*s[=e] ), prop. n. [Hind. & Per. p[=a]rs[=i] a Persian, a follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. {Persian}.] [1913 Webster] 1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parsee — 1610s, descendant of Zoroastrians who fled to India 7c. 8c. after Muslim conquest of Persia, from O.Pers. parsi Persian (see PERSIAN (Cf. Persian)). In Middle English, Parsees meant Persians … Etymology dictionary
Parsee — or Parsi [pär′sē, pär sē′] n. [Pers Pārsī, a Persian < Pārs, Persia] a member of a Zoroastrian religious sect in India descended from a group of Persian refugees who fled from the Muslim persecutions of the 7th and 8th cent. Parseeism n.… … English World dictionary
Parsee — UK [ˈpɑː(r)siː] / US [ˈpɑrsɪ] noun [countable] Word forms Parsee : singular Parsee plural Parsees someone in India whose religion is zoroastrianism … English dictionary
Parsee — Par|see Parsi [pa:ˈsi: US ˈpa:rsi:] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Persian; Origin: parsi, from Pars Persia ] a member of an ancient Persian religious group in India >Parsee adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
Parsee — noun (C) Parsee adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Parsee — n. 1 an adherent of Zoroastrianism. 2 a descendant of the Persians who fled to India from Muslim persecution in the 7th 8th c. 3 = PAHLAVI. Derivatives: Parseeism n. Etymology: Pers. parsi Persian f. pars Persia * * * parsee, parsie in hunting:… … Useful english dictionary
Parsee — noun see Parsi … New Collegiate Dictionary
Parsee — Par|see [ parsi ] noun count someone in India whose religion is ZOROASTRIANISM … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
