Parsi
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- noun
- /ˈpɑrsi/
- The wedding was celebrated in a traditional Parsi style, complete with vibrant ceremonies and delicious food.
- Parsi family
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Watch on YouTubeIf your mother was Parsi, you are not Parsi.
- If your mother was Parsi, you are not Parsi.
- And we're called Parsis after, you know, Persians.
Examples
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And we're called Parsis after, you know, Persians.
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Definitely a rice lover here, growing up in Mumbai in a Parsi household.
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If your mother was Parsi, you are not Parsi.
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How dare you take a Parsi name?
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We can learn from both good and bad in the Parsi and Amish communities, and others.
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And you'll have to register under a Parsi name.
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Pakistan's only beer is made by Murree Brewery, owned by a Parsi family, the Bhandaras.
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In Pakistan, the Muslim majority generally lives in peace with their Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, and other minorities.
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Born to a wealthy Parsi family in 1909, he was aristocratic, international in outlook, and a man of exquisite refinement and taste.
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Not only did Indira Gandhi marry a Parsi, but her daughters-in-law were an Italian Christian and a Punjabi Sikh.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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9.9
A person who follows the ancient Persian religion of Zoroaster
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9.3
A member of the Zoroastrian community in western India with Persian roots
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parsi comes from the Persian place name Pars, and Parsi originally meant 'Persian'. So Parsi became the name for the Zoroastrian people who left Persia and settled in India, and today it refers to that religious community.