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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 cricket team in England in 1886 — The Parsee tour of England in 1886 was the first cricket tour of England by a team from India. While the tour was singularly unsuccessful in terms of results, it paved the way for another trip by the Parsees two years later and more tours by… … Wikipedia
Parsee cricket team in England in 1888 — The Parsees made their second tour of England in 1888. The fifteen member team played mostly against amateur teams and was more successful than the tourists of 1886.The tourThe second Parsee team played 31 matches, winning 8 and losing 11, a… … Wikipedia
