Metis

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French métis, from Old French mestis, from Late Latin mixtīcius. Métis originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare metis, mestizo, mustee, and Mestee. ==== Alternative forms ==== Métis metis, métis ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (usually) /meɪˈtiː/, (rarely) /meɪˈtiːs/ Rhymes: -iː, -iːs ==== Proper noun ==== 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. ==== Noun ==== Metis (plural Metis) (chiefly Canada, US) A member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples. (chiefly Canada) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. 1991, Thomas C. Pocklington, University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center, The Government and Politics of the Alberta Metis Settlements, University of Regina Press (→ISBN), page 14: Malcolm Norris proposed that "if he has one drop of Indian blood in his veins and has not been assimilated into the social fabric of our civilization he is a Metis." ===== Synonyms ===== Bois Brule, Bois Brulé coloured country born mixed-blood (pejorative, offensive): half-breed ===== Related terms ===== Michif ===== Translations ===== ==== Usage notes ==== The Canadian Oxford Dictionary uses the spelling Metis, but Métis with the acute accent is used officially by organizations such as the Métis National Council and the Government of Canada. ==== References ==== Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “Metis”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. Métis people (Canada) in Wikipedia (accessed 2008-04-04). === Etymology 2 === From Ancient Greek Μῆτις (Mêtis) from Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis, “wisdom”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmiːtɪs/ ==== Proper noun ==== Metis (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. ===== Derived terms ===== Metidian ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== Metis (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Metis (moon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Metis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === EMT-Is, stime, Times, times, setim, MSTie, items, mites, et sim., e-stim, emits, i-stem, smite, STEMI == Turkish == === Proper noun === Metis (Greek mythology) Metis (astronomy) Metis