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Metis
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- 1 Of mixed heritage not-comparable
- 2 Of Métis heritage. not-comparable
- 1 One of three recognized Aboriginal peoples of Canada, descendants of marriages of Cree, Ojibwa, Saulteaux, and Menominee Aboriginal people with French Canadians, Scots and English. Canada
- 2 A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena Greek
- 3 A satellite of Jupiter.
- 4 9 Metis, a main belt asteroid.
- 1 A member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples. Canada, US
"Gabriel Du Pre is a Metis, a descendent^([sic]) of the Cree, Chippewa and Ojibwe tribes mixed with French."
- 2 A person of mixed-race ancestry.
- 3 Practical intelligence; street smarts. uncountable
- 4 plural of METI form-of, plural
- 5 a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry wordnet
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- 6 A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Canada
"He is a Métis, that is, the son of a white father and Indian mother. He has dwelt long in cities where Europeans have conducted business, and speaks English and French very well; the other two chiefs are a Negro and an Indian: […]"
- 7 Alternative letter-case form of Metis (“a member of one of three Canadian Aboriginal peoples; any person of mixed European and Indigenous descent”). Canada, US, alt-of
- 8 A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon. US
Etymology
Borrowed from French métis, from Old French mestis, from Late Latin mixtīcius. Métis originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare metis, mestizo, mustee, and Mestee.
Borrowed from French métis, from Old French mestis, from Late Latin mixtīcius. Métis originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare metis, mestizo, mustee, and Mestee.
From Ancient Greek Μῆτις (Mêtis) from Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis, “wisdom”).
Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish. More at Metis.
Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish. More at Metis.
From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).
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