Pronunciations (4)
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/meɪˈtiː/
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/meɪˈtiːs/
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/ˈmiːtɪs/
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meɪˈtiː
Proper noun
One of three recognized Aboriginal peoples of Canada, descendants of marriages of Cree, Ojibwa, Saulteaux, and Menominee Aboriginal people with French Canadians, Scots and English.
Usage- Canada
Noun
A member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples.
Usage- Canada
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Gabriel Du Pre is a Metis, a descendent^([sic]) of the Cree, Chippewa and Ojibwe tribes mixed with French.
A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent.
Usage- Canada
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He is a Métis, that is, the son of a white father and Indian mother. He has dwelt long in cities where Europeans have conducted business, and speaks English and French very well; the other two chiefs are a Negro and an Indian: […]
Malcolm Norris proposed that "if he has one drop of Indian blood in his veins and has not been assimilated into the social fabric of our civilization he is a Metis."
Proper noun
A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena
Usage- Greek
A satellite of Jupiter.
9 Metis, a main belt asteroid.
Noun
a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry
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