Metis

/meɪˈtiː(s)/

Synonyms for "metis" (15 found)

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half breedhybridladinomestizomixed blood

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  • otipemisiwak noun (Translations)
  • âpihtawikosisân noun (Translations)
  • âpihtawikosisâniskwêw noun (Translations)

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Jupiter has four inner satellites: Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, and Thebe. Their orbits are very close to the planet.

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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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