metis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry

WordNet

Mé`tis" noun masculine, Mé`tisse" noun feminine (Also<
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)
Etymology
F.; akin to Sp. mestizo. See Mestizo.
Definitions
  1. The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.
  2. The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon. Local, U. S. Bartlett.

Webster 1913