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

Parsee

 noun
     
Related topics: Religion
Par‧see , Parsi [countable]
RR a member of an ancient Persian religious group in India
—Parsee adjective
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