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Metis¹
- /meɪˈtiː/ usually
- /meɪˈtiːs/ rare
Rhymes with -iː, -iːs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French métis, from Old French mestis, from Late Latin mixtīcius. Métis originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare metis, mestizo, mustee, and Mestee.
proper noun Métis · metis · métis
- 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.
noun Metis · Métis · metis · métis
- A member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples. Gabriel Du Pre is a Metis, a descendent^([sic]) of the Cree, Chippewa and Ojibwe tribes mixed with French.
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A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent.
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: […]
Similar: Bois Brule, Bois Brulé, coloured, country born, mixed-blood, half-breed
Metis²
- /ˈmiːtɪs/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek Μῆτις (Mêtis) from Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis, “wisdom”).
proper noun
- A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena
- A satellite of Jupiter.
- 9 Metis, a main belt asteroid.
metis³
- /meɪˈtiː/ usually
- /meɪˈtiːs/ rare
Rhymes with -iː, -iːs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish. More at Metis.
noun metis · métis
- A person of mixed-race ancestry.
- Alternative letter-case form of Metis (“a member of one of three Canadian Aboriginal peoples; any person of mixed European and Indigenous descent”).
- A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.
adjective métis
- Of mixed heritage
- Of Métis heritage.
metis⁴
- /ˈmiːtɪs/
Rhymes with -iːtɪs
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).
noun
- Practical intelligence; street smarts.
METIs⁵
noun
- plural of METI
Translations
Talk about this word "metis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/metis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. metis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/metis "metis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/metis.Cite this
@misc{metis_2026,
title = {metis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
