Metis
(noun) a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Metis
(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.
Metis (plural Metis)
(chiefly, Canada) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Often uncapitalized as metis.
• Bois Brule, Bois BrulĂ©
• coloured
• country born
• mixed-blood
• (pejorative, offensive): half-breed
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary uses the spelling Metis, but MĂ©tis with the acute accent is used officially by organizations such as the MĂ©tis National Council and the Government of Canada.
Metis
(Greek god) A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena
(astronomy) A satellite of Jupiter.
(astronomy) 9 Metis, a main belt asteroid.
• MSTie, STEMI, Times, e-stim, emits, i-stem, items, mites, setim, smite, stime, times
metis (plural metis)
A person of mixed-race ancestry.
(chiefly, Canada, US)
A person of mixed European and Indigenous descent.
A person who self-identifies as MĂ©tis.
(US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.
metis (not comparable)
Of mixed heritage
Of MĂ©tis heritage.
metis (uncountable)
(knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.
• MSTie, STEMI, Times, e-stim, emits, i-stem, items, mites, setim, smite, stime, times
Source: Wiktionary
MĂ©`tis", n. m. MĂ©`tisse", n. f.Etym: [F.; akin to Sp. mestizo. See Mestizo.]
1. The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.
2. The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
