metis

IPA: mˈɛtɪs

Root Word: 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.
(chiefly Canada, US) A member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples.
(chiefly Canada) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent.
(Greek mythology) 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.
A person of mixed-race ancestry.
(US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.
(knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.
(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.]

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