Metis

METIs metis métis Métis English Etymology 1 Borrowed from en fr métis, from en fro mestis, from en la-lat mixtīcius. en Métis originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare en metis mestizo mustee Mestee 1. Alternative forms en Métis en metis métis Pronunciation en /meɪˈtiː/ /meɪˈtiːs/ usually rarely en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Metis.wav Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Metis2.wav Southern England en iː iːs 2 Proper noun en 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 * en chiefly Canada US A member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples. en 2003 Joan Beam; Barbara Branstad The Native American in Long Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography : Supplement, 1995-2002 Lanham, Md. Scarecrow Press Gabriel Du Pre is a Metis, a descendent of the Cree, Chippewa and Ojibwe tribes mixed with French. en chiefly Canada A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. en 1912 Eugène Sue Works of Eugène Sue: The wandering Jew 161 He is a Métis, that is, the son of a white father and Indian mother. He has dwelt long in cities where Europeans have conducted business, and speaks English and French very well; the other two chiefs are a Negro and an Indian: 1991, Thomas C. Pocklington, University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center, The Government and Politics of the Alberta Metis Settlements, University of Regina Press (9780889770607), 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 en Bois Brule, en Bois Brulé en coloured en country born en mixed-blood pejorative offensive half-breed Related terms en Michif Translations Cree: Plains Cree: crk âpihtawikosisân m, crk âpihtawikosisâniskwêw f, crk otipemisiwak French: fr Métis Usage notes The Canadian Oxford Dictionary uses the spelling en Metis, but en Métis with the acute accent is used officially by organizations such as the Métis National Council and the Government of Canada. References Métis people (Canada) in Wikipedia (accessed 2008-04-04). Etymology 2 From en grc Μῆτις from en grc μῆτις wisdom. Pronunciation en /ˈmiːtɪs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Metis3.wav Southern England Proper noun + (mythology) + (moon) thumb|65px|Metis astronomical symbol. en Greek god A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena en astronomy A satellite of Jupiter. en astronomy 9 Metis, a main belt asteroid. Derived terms en Metidian Translations in Greek mythology Dutch: nl Metis French: fr Métis f German: de Metis f Greek: el Μήτις f Ancient Greek: grc Μῆτις f Japanese: ja メーティス Korean: ko ^메티스 Portuguese: pt Métis f Russian: ru Мети́да f satellite of Jupiter Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 木衛十六 Mùwèishíliù Dutch: nl Metis French: fr Métis f Japanese: ja メティス Metisu Portuguese: pt Métis Russian: ru Мети́да f Asteroid Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 穎神星 Yǐngshénxīng Italian: it Metide f, it Meti f Japanese: ja メティス Metisu Russian: ru Мети́да f See also Metis (mythology) Metis (moon) Anagrams en eimst EMT-Is stime Times times setim MSTie items mites et sim. e-stim emits i-stem smite STEMI en terms with optional capitalization en Asteroids Heteronyms Ethnonyms Moons of Jupiter Multiracial Turkish tr: Proper noun tr Greek god en Metis tr astronomy en Metis tr Moons of Jupiter