Definitions from Wiktionary (Metis)

▸ 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.
▸ noun:  (chiefly Canada, US) A member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples.
▸ noun:  (chiefly Canada) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent.
▸ noun:  (Greek mythology) A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena
▸ noun:  (astronomy) A satellite of Jupiter.
▸ noun:  (astronomy) 9 Metis, a main belt asteroid.
▸ noun:  A person of mixed-race ancestry.
▸ noun:  (US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.
▸ adjective:  Of mixed heritage
▸ adjective:  Of Métis heritage.
▸ noun:  (knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.
▸ noun:  (chiefly Canada, US) Alternative letter-case form of Metis (“a member of one of three Canadian Aboriginal peoples; any person of mixed European and Indigenous descent”) [(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.]




▸ Word origin

▸ Words similar to Metis
▸ Usage examples for Metis

▸ Idioms related to Metis
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing Metis
▸ Popular nouns described by Metis
▸ Words that often appear near Metis
▸ Rhymes of Metis

▸ Invented words related to Metis