[ meɪ'ti:s ]
■ noun ( plural same) (in Canada) a person of mixed race, especially one having white and American Indian parentage.
Origin
from Fr. métis , from L. mixtus 'mixed'; related to mestizo .
[ meɪ'ti:s ]
■ noun ( plural same) (in Canada) a person of mixed race, especially one having white and American Indian parentage.
Origin
from Fr. métis , from L. mixtus 'mixed'; related to mestizo .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004