metis

• métis (Canada)

Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish.

metis (plural metis)

1. A person of mixed-race ancestry.
2. (chiefly Canada, US)
   1. A person of mixed European and Indigenous descent.
   2. A person who self-identifies as Métis.
3. (US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.

metis (not comparable)

1. Of mixed heritage
2. Of Métis heritage.

• Metis
• Mestee

From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).

metis (uncountable)

1. (knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.

• MSTie, Times, e-stim, emits, i-stem, items, mites, setim, smite, stime, times

metis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of metre

metis

1. past of meti

metis

1. past of metar

mētīs f

1. dative plural of mēta
2. ablative plural of mēta