Metis

[ mee-tis ]

/ ˈmi tɪs /

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noun Classical Mythology.

a Titaness, the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and the mother of Athena by Zeus. Zeus swallowed Metis, and Athena was born from his head.

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Métis

[ Canadian mey-tee; mey-tee, -tees ]

/ Canadian ˈmeɪ ti; meɪˈti, -ˈtis /

noun, plural Mé·tis [Canadian mey-tee, mey-teez; mey-tee, -teez]. /Canadian ˈmeɪ ti, ˈmeɪ tiz; meɪˈti, -ˈtiz/.

Canadian. a person of mixed First Nations and European ancestry: a member of the Métis Nation , recognized constitutionally as one of Canada’s rights-bearing Indigenous peoples.

métis, any person of mixed racial ancestry.

adjective

Canadian. belonging or relating to the Métis: Métis communities developed along the fur trade routes.

métis, being of mixed racial ancestry.

Also me·tis (for defs. 2, 4) .

Origin of Métis

First recorded in 1810–20; from French, Middle French, from Late Latin mixtīcius “of mixed blood”

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How to use Metis in a sentence

In late March, delegates of the three largest Indigenous groups in Canada—Métis, Inuit and First Nations—met Pope Francis in the Vatican, and the Pope issued the first-ever official apology from a Pope to Canada’s Indigenous community.
What to Know About the Pope’s Visit to Canada and Apology to Indigenous Communities|Anisha Kohli|July 23, 2022|Time
Misconceptions and concerns from all sides had to be addressed, foremost by breaking down stereotypes and raising awareness of the diversity of contemporary cultures in the more than 700 First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in Canada.
Canada has reopened: Here’s why visitors should book an Indigenous experience|Karen Gardiner|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
Unfortunately the Colonists were not able to use the snowshoe as could the lively Metis.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce
The Metis soon betook themselves westward to their own district of Qu'Appelle.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce

Next spring another demonstration was made by the Metis for other demands, but these were refused.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce
The hot blood of the Metis as he careered over the prairie on his steed boiled up at the least provocation.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce
Stone forts and ermined judges were not, to the mind of the unbridled and ungovernable Metis.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce

British Dictionary definitions for Metis

Métis

/ (mɛˈtiːs) /

noun plural -tis (-ˈtiːs, -ˈtiːz)

a person of mixed parentage

Canadian

the offspring or a descendant of a French Canadian and a North American Indian
a member or descendant of a group of such people, who established themselves in Manitoba and Saskatchewan as a distinct political and cultural force during the nineteenth century

US a person having one eighth Black ancestry; octoroon

Derived forms of Métis

Mtisse (mɛˈtiːs), fem n

Word Origin for Métis

C19: from French, from Vulgar Latin mixtīcius (unattested) of mixed race; compare mestizo

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