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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India;
[syn: Parsee, Parsi]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Parsee \Par"see\ (p[aum]r"s[=e] or p[aum]r*s[=e]"), prop. n. [Hind. & Per. p[=a]rs[imac] a Persian, a follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian.] [1913 Webster] 1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India, and now found in western India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber. Syn: Parsi. [1913 Webster] 2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Parsee n 1: a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India [syn: Parsee, Parsi]