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Metis

/meɪˈtiː/

A person of mixed-race ancestry.

📖 Definitions of "Metis"

noun
  1. 1

    A person of mixed-race ancestry.

  2. 2

    A person of mixed European and Indigenous descent.

  3. 3

    A person who self-identifies as Métis.

  4. 4

    A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of mixed heritage

  2. 2

    Of Métis heritage.

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