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- [mey-tees, -tee]
- /meɪˈtis, -ˈti/
- /ˈme.ˌtɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mey-tees, -tee]
- /meɪˈtis, -ˈti/
Definitions of metis word
- noun plural metis any person of mixed ancestry. 1
- noun plural metis (initial capital letter) Canadian. the offspring of an American Indian and a white person, especially one of French ancestry. 1
- noun metis (chiefly, Canada, US) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Often uncapitalized. 1
- noun metis person of mixed parentage 0
- noun metis a person of mixed parentage 0
- noun metis the offspring or a descendant of a French Canadian and a North American Indian 0
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Origin of metis
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
1810-20; < French, Middle French < Late Latin mixtīcius of mixed blood
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Parts of speech for Metis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
metis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
metis usage trend in Literature
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