Metis

Etymology 1
Borrowed from, from , from. originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare.

Proper noun

 * 1)  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

 * 1)  A member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples.
 * 2)  A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent.
 * 3) * 1991, Thomas C. Pocklington, University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center, The Government and Politics of the Alberta Metis Settlements, University of Regina Press (ISBN 9780889770607), page 14:
 * 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."
 * 1) * 1991, Thomas C. Pocklington, University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center, The Government and Politics of the Alberta Metis Settlements, University of Regina Press (ISBN 9780889770607), page 14:
 * 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."

Synonyms

 * half-breed
 * half-breed
 * half-breed
 * half-breed
 * half-breed

Translations

 * French:
 * Plains Cree: âpihtawikosisân, âpihtawikosisâniskwêw, otipemisiwak

Usage notes
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary uses the spelling, but with the acute accent is used officially by organizations such as the Métis National Council and the Government of Canada.

Etymology 2
From from.

Proper noun



 * 1)  A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena
 * 2)  A satellite of Jupiter.
 * , a main belt asteroid.

Translations

 * Dutch: Metis
 * French:
 * German: Metis
 * Greek:
 * Portuguese: Métis
 * Russian:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 木衛十六
 * Dutch: Metis
 * French:
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese: Métis
 * Russian:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 穎神星
 * Italian: Metide, Meti
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 * Russian: