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[mey-tees, -tee] 
–noun, plural -tis [-tees, -teez] .
[-tees, -teez] . | 1. | any person of mixed ancestry. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter ) Canadian. the offspring of an American Indian and a white person, esp. one of French ancestry. |
Also, me⋅tis.
Origin:
1810–20; < F, MF < LL mixtīcius of mixed blood
1810–20; < F, MF < LL mixtīcius of mixed blood
Me⋅tis
[mee-tis] –noun Classical Mythology.
| 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. |
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| mé·tis (mā-tēs', -tē') n. pl. métis (-tēs', -tēz')
[Canadian French, from Old French metis, of mixed race, from Late Latin mixtīcius, mixed; see mestizo.] |
| Me·tis (mē'tĭs) n. The satellite of Jupiter that is closest to the planet. [After Metis, Titaness who was a consort of Zeus (Jupiter), from Greek mētis, wisdom; see mē-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Metis
first wife of Zeus, from Gk. Metis, lit. "wisdom, skill, craft," from PIE base *me- "to measure."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : metis
Spanish:
mestizo,
German:
verschiedener Rassen,
Japanese:
混血の
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