MÉTIS


Meaning of MÉTIS in English

/may tees", -tee"/ , n. , pl. métis /-tees", -teez"/ .

1. any person of mixed ancestry.

2. ( cap. ) Canadian. the offspring of an American Indian and a white person, esp. one of French ancestry.

Also, metis .

[ 1810-20; mixticius of mixed blood ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .