Parsee
noun/ˌpɑːˈsiː/, /ˈpɑːsiː/
/ˌpɑːrˈsiː/, /ˈpɑːrsiː/
(also Parsi)
- a member of a religious group whose ancestors originally came from Persia and whose religion is ZoroastrianismTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originfrom Persian pārsī ‘Persian’, from pārs ‘Persia’.
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