metis
see also: Metis
Noun
Metis
Pronunciation
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see also: Metis
Noun
metis (plural metis)
- A person of mixed-race ancestry.
- (chiefly, Canada, US)
- A person of mixed European and Indigenous descent.
- A person who self-identifies as Métis.
- (US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.
metis (not comparable)
- Of mixed heritage
- Of Métis heritage.
metis (uncountable)
- (knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.
Metis
Pronunciation
- IPA: /meɪˈtiː(s)/
- (Canada) 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.
metis (plural Metis)
- (chiefly, Canada) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Often uncapitalized as metis.
- Bois Brule, Bois Brulé
- coloured
- country born
- mixed-blood
- (pejorative) half-breed
- IPA: /ˈmiːtɨs/
- (Greek god) A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena
- (astronomy) A satellite of Jupiter.
- (astronomy) 9 Metis, a main belt asteroid.
- French: Métis
- German: Metis
- Portuguese: Métis
- Russian: Мети́да
- French: Métis
- Portuguese: Métis
- Russian: Мети́да
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