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Definition of Metis
1. Noun. A person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry.
Definition of Metis
1. Proper noun. (Canada) 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. ¹
2. Proper noun. (chiefly Canada) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Often uncapitalized. ¹
3. Proper noun. (Greek god) The personification of "Wisdom". Daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She was a Titan, but not one of the first twelve Titans. First spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena, goddess of wisdom. She symbolises the divine wisdom. ¹
4. Proper noun. (astronomy) A satellite of Jupiter. ¹
5. Proper noun. (astronomy) 9 Metis, the asteroid. ¹
6. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Metis) ¹
7. Noun. (chiefly Canada) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Often uncapitalized. ¹
8. Noun. practical intelligence; street smarts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Metis
1. a person of mixed ancestry [n METIS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metis
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