MÉTIS


Meaning of MÉTIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mā-ˈtē(s) ]

noun

( plural mé·tis -ˈtē(s), -ˈtēz)

Etymology: French, from Late Latin mixticius mixed — more at mestizo

Date: 1816

: a person of mixed blood ; especially often capitalized : the offspring of an American Indian and a person of European ancestry

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.