Parsee
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈpɑrsi/
- My Parsee friend introduced me to delicious Zoroastrian cuisine during our visit to India.
Examples
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On a grant from the prominent Parsee Tata family, he spent his nights at Carnegie Hall in thrall to the violin virtuosos.
Fiction book (2001) -
"My Parsee ancestors were not Indian at all but Persians, followers of the prophet Zoroaster, believers in the god Ahura Mazda, Lord of Light," Mehli says.
Fiction book (2001) -
Our family is Indian Parsee.
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We can produce almost any type you like: Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, even a Parsee.
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I am sure he has access to an academic who is au fait on the Parsee or is at least "moderately familiar" with the subject.
Blog text (7) -
I'd like to ask how the purity laws of the Parsee affected the subjects of Cyrus' court and their ultimate adoptions among their Semitic dominion.
Blog text (7) -
The Parsee community in Mumbai celebrates its festivals with vibrant processions and traditional music.
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As a Parsee, he takes great pride in his heritage and the teachings of Zoroastrianism.
Synonyms
3
9.9
A person who follows the ancient Persian religion of Zoroaster
3
8.1
A person from a Zoroastrian group that moved from Persia to western India
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parsee comes from the Persian word Parsi, which means 'Persian' and is the same root as the English word Persian. It was used for the Zoroastrian people who left Persia long ago and settled in western India, so a Parsee today is a member of that Persian Zoroastrian community.