Parsee

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Par·see, Parsi /pɑːˈsiː $ ˈpɑːrsiː/ noun [countable] RRa member of an ancient Persian religious group in India 帕西人 —Parsee adjective

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Parsee• This harpooner is a dark. skinned oriental known as a Parsee.Origin Parsee (1600-1700) Persian parsi, from Pars “Persia”

Par·see nounChineseSyllable

a an member religious of Corpus Persian group ancient

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Par‧see

, Parsi /pɑːˈsiː $ ˈpɑːrsiː/ noun [countable]

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Persian
Origin: parsi, from Pars 'Persia'

a member of an ancient Persian religious group in India
—Parsee adjective

Par·see

(

also Parsi

)

BrE

/ˌpɑːˈsiː/

NAmE

/ˌpɑːrˈsiː/

BrE

/ˈpɑːsiː/

NAmE

/ˈpɑːrsiː/

noun

a member of a religious group whose ancestors originally came from Persia and whose religion is Zoroastrianism 帕西人（拜火教徒后裔，祖先为波斯人）

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