metis
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]metis (plural metis)
- A person of mixed-race ancestry.
- (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”)
- (US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.
Adjective
[edit]metis (not comparable)
- Of mixed heritage
- Of Métis heritage.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent
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Etymology 2
[edit]From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]metis (uncountable)
- (knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.
Anagrams
[edit]- EMT-Is, stime, Times, times, setim, MSTie, items, mites, et sim., e-stim, emits, i-stem, smite, STEMI
Catalan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]metis
Esperanto
[edit]Verb
[edit]metis
- past of meti
Ido
[edit]Verb
[edit]metis
- past of metar
Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]mētīs f
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]metis m (plural metiși)
Declension
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