METIS


Meaning of METIS in English

n. (pl. metis; fem. metisse, pl. metisses) a person of mixed race, esp. the offspring of a White person and an American Indian in Canada.

[ F métis, OF mestis f. Rmc, rel. to MESTIZO ]

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