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Par·si [or] Par·see
 Parsi [or] Parsee
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- pronunciation:
- par
si
[or]
par
si
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noun |
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a member of a Zoroastrian sect in modern India that is descended from Persian Zoroastrians who fled Persia in the seventh and eighth centuries to escape religious persecution.
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| definition 2: |
the Persian dialect in which the sacred texts of this sect are written.
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| derivations: |
Parseeism (n.), Parsism (n.) |
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