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métis

métis is the alternative form of metis.

Meaning of metis

Noun (1)

metis (plural metis)

  1. A person of mixed-race ancestry.
  2. (US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.

Noun (2)

metis (uncountable)

  1. (knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.

See all 11 meanings of metis

Proper noun capitalized: Métis

Métis

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Metis.

Words formed from métis

Questions about métis

What is métis the alternative form of?
Métis is the alternative form of metis.
What part of speech is métis?
Métis is a proper noun.

Words near métis in the dictionary

  1. mésalliance
  2. mésalliances
  3. méthode champenoise
  4. métier
  5. métiers
  6. métis
  7. Métis French
  8. métro
  9. métros
  10. México
  11. mézair

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Adapted from Wiktionary: métis (page history and authors); Métis (page history and authors); metis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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