Jupiter has four inner satellites: Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, and Thebe. Their orbits are very close to the planet.
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Metis
//meɪˈtiː(s)//
Synonyms for "metis" (24 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (12)
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5 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Translations
34 translations across 16 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- metis adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 混血兒 /混血儿 adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
- 木衛十六 /木卫十六 name (satellite of Jupiter)
- 穎神星 /颖神星 name (Asteroid)
Dutch
2 entries- Metis name (in Greek mythology)
- Metis name (satellite of Jupiter)
French
4 entries- métis adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
- métisse adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
- Métis name (in Greek mythology)
- Métis name (satellite of Jupiter)
German
2 entries- Mischling adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
- Metis name (in Greek mythology)
Greek
1 entries- Μήτις name (in Greek mythology)
Italian
2 entries- Meti name (Asteroid)
- Metide name (Asteroid)
Japanese
3 entries- 混血児 adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
- メティス name (satellite of Jupiter)
- メティス name (Asteroid)
Mongolian
1 entries- эрлийз adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
Ojibwe
1 entries- wiisaakodewinini adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
Plains-Cree
3 entries- otipemisiwak noun (Translations)
- âpihtawikosisân noun (Translations)
- âpihtawikosisâniskwêw noun (Translations)
Portuguese
2 entries- Métis name (in Greek mythology)
- Métis name (satellite of Jupiter)
Romanian
1 entries- metis adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
Russian
4 entries- мети́с adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
- мети́ска adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
- Мети́да name (in Greek mythology)
- Мети́да name (satellite of Jupiter)
Spanish
1 entries- mestizo adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
Turkish
2 entries- kırma adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
- melez adj (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Gabriel Du Pre is a Metis, a descendent^([sic]) of the Cree, Chippewa and Ojibwe tribes mixed with French.
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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: […]
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Malcolm Norris proposed that "if he has one drop of Indian blood in his veins and has not been assimilated into the social fabric of our civilization he is a Metis."
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