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mé·tis (mā tēs′, -tē′)

noun pl. métis -·tis′

a person of mixed parentage; esp., in Canada, a person having one French Canadian parent and one American Indian parent

Etymology: Fr < LL(Ec) misticius, of mixed race, born of parents of different nations: present sense in Fr infl. by Sp mestizo: see mestizo

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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