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| 1. | an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution. |
| 2. | the Middle Persian dialect of the Parsee scriptures. |
Also, Parsi.
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n. pl. Par·sis also Par·sees A member of a Zoroastrian religious sect in India. [Persian Pārsī, from Pārs, Persia, from Old Persian Pārsā.] Par'sism (-sĭz'əm) n. |
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| parsi | |
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| a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India [syn: Parsee] |
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