metis
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Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish.
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metis (plural metis)
- A person of mixed-race ancestry.
- (chiefly Canada, US) Alternative letter-case form of Metis (“a member of one of three Canadian Aboriginal peoples; any person of mixed European and Indigenous descent”)
- (US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.
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metis (not comparable)
- Of mixed heritage
- Of Métis heritage.
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a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent
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Etymology 2 edit
From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).
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metis (uncountable)
- (knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.
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metis
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metis
- past of meti
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metis
- past of metar
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mētīs f
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metis m (plural metiși)