PARSEE


Meaning of PARSEE in English

[ pα:'si: , 'pα:si: ]

■ noun an adherent of Zoroastrianism, especially a descendant of those who fled to India from Persia during the 7th–8th centuries.

Origin

from Pers. pārsī 'Persian', from pārs 'Persia'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.