C1 noun #16,050 most common

Metis

UK /meɪˈtiː/ | US /meɪˈtiː/

A person of mixed-race ancestry.

Metis in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A person of mixed-race ancestry.
  • (noun) A person of mixed European and Indigenous descent.
  • (noun) A person who self-identifies as Métis.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A person of mixed-race ancestry.
  2. 2
    noun A person of mixed European and Indigenous descent.
  3. 3
    noun A person who self-identifies as Métis.
  4. 4
    noun A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.
  5. 5
    adjective Of mixed heritage
  6. 6
    adjective Of Métis heritage.
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