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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Words nearby Metis

metical, meticulous, meticulously, métier, me time, Metis, métisse, metMb, metmyoglobin, metoclopramide, metoestrus

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métis

or me·tis

[ mey-tees, -tee ]

/ meɪˈtis, -ˈti /

noun, plural mé·tis

[mey-tees, -teez]. /meɪˈtis, -ˈtiz/.

any person of mixed ancestry.

(initial capital letter)Canadian. the offspring of an American Indian and a white person, especially one of French ancestry.

Origin of métis

1810–20; <French, Middle French <Late Latin mixtīcius of mixed blood

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How to use Metis in a sentence

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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