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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
