Parry may refer to:
People
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Parry (surname)
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Parry (given name)
Fictional characters
* Parry, protagonist of the movie ''
The Fisher King
''The Fisher King'' is a 1991 American fantasy comedy drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, with Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer and Michael Jeter, the film tells th ...
'', played by Robin Williams
* Parry in the series ''
Incarnations of Immortality'' by Piers Anthony
* The Hero's son in ''
Dragon Quest V''
Places
Canada
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Parry, Saskatchewan, a hamlet
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Cape Parry, Northwest Territories
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Parry Peninsula, Northwest Territories
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Parry Channel, Nunavut
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Parry Sound, Georgian Bay, Ontario
* Parry Island in Georgian Bay, Ontario; see
Wasauksing First Nation
* Parry Islands, former name of the
Queen Elizabeth Islands
The Queen Elizabeth Islands () are the northernmost cluster of islands in Canada's Arctic Archipelago, split between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Northern Canada. The Queen Elizabeth Islands contain approximately 14% of the global gl ...
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Parry Passage Parry Passage is a strait and marine waterway between Langara Island (N) and Graham Island (S) in Haida Gwaii, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, in British Columbia, Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinc ...
, between Langara and Graham Islands, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
Elsewhere
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Parry Peak, a part of the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado, United States
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Parry County, New South Wales, Australia
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Mount Parry, Antarctica
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Parry Point, Coats Land, Antarctica
* Parry Island, part of
Enewetak Atoll
Enewetak Atoll (; also spelled Eniwetok Atoll or sometimes Eniewetok; , , or , ; known to the Japanese as Brown Atoll or Brown Island; ) is a large coral atoll of 40 islands in the Pacific Ocean and with its 296 people (as of 2021) forms a leg ...
in the Pacific Ocean
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Parry (crater), on the Moon
Other uses
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Parry (fencing)
A parry is a fencing bladework maneuver intended to deflect or block an incoming attack.
Execution
To execute a parry, fencers strike the opponent's foible (fencing), foible, or the area near the tip of the blade, with their forte (fencing), for ...
, a maneuver in fencing
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PARRY, a simulation program in artificial intelligence
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Parry People Movers, a British manufacturer of lightweight trams and railcars
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Parry Auto Company, an early, short-lived American manufacturer
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Parry House (disambiguation), various houses on the US National Register of Historic Places
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Parry Field, a defunct baseball stadium in Belmont, Western Australia
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EID Parry, a public company in South India
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Parrying, a video game move that blocks or deflects attacks
See also
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Perry (disambiguation)
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Parry Pinyon, a kind of pine tree
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Penstemon parryi'' or Parry's Penstemon, a perennial flowering shrub
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Graves' disease
Graves' disease, also known as toxic diffuse goiter or Basedow's disease, is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. It frequently results in and is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. It also often results in an enlarged thyro ...
, also known as Parry's disease
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