Metis
a Titaness, the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and the mother of Athena by Zeus. Zeus swallowed Metis, and Athena was born from his head.
Other definitions for Métis (2 of 2)
Canadian. a person of mixed First Nations and European ancestry: a member of the Métis Nation , recognized constitutionally as one of Canada’s rights-bearing Indigenous peoples.
métis, any person of mixed racial ancestry.
Canadian. belonging or relating to the Métis: Métis communities developed along the fur trade routes.
métis, being of mixed racial ancestry.
Origin of Métis
2- Also me·tis (for defs. 2, 4) .
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How to use Metis in a sentence
I had recognised the voice of a Métis, whose good feelings on my behalf were beyond doubt.
Adventures in the Philippine Islands | Paul P. de La GironireAbout his waist went a sash of scarlet, such as is worn by the Northwest métis.
Murder Point | Coningsby Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for Métis
/ (mɛˈtiːs) /
a person of mixed parentage
Canadian
the offspring or a descendant of a French Canadian and a North American Indian
a member or descendant of a group of such people, who established themselves in Manitoba and Saskatchewan as a distinct political and cultural force during the nineteenth century
US a person having one eighth Black ancestry; octoroon
Origin of Métis
1Derived forms of Métis
- Mtisse (mɛˈtiːs), fem n
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