Metis Definition

mā-tēs, -tē
noun
A person of mixed racial ancestry.
American Heritage
A person of mixed parentage; esp., in Canada, a person having one French Canadian parent and one American Indian parent.
Webster's New World
The satellite of Jupiter that is closest to the planet.
American Heritage
pronoun
Alternative spelling of Metis.
Wiktionary

Origin of Metis

  • After Metis , Titaness who was a consort of Zeus (Jupiter) from Greek mētis wisdom mē-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Canadian French from Old French metis of mixed race from Late Latin mixtīcius mixed mestizo

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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