Definitions for métissemeɪˈtis; -ˈtis, -ˈti sɪz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mé•tissemeɪˈtis; -ˈtis, -ˈti sɪz(n.)(pl.)-tisses
or me•tisse
a woman of mixed ancestry.
Category: Physical Anthropology
(cap.) (in Canada) a woman of white, esp. French, and American Indian parentage.
Category: Physical Anthropology, British
Origin of métisse:
1890–95; < F, fem. of métis métis
Webster Dictionary
Metisse(u)
the offspring of a white person and an American Indian
Metisse(u)
the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon
Translations for métisse
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
of mixed race(adjective)
having ancestors (especially parents) from two or more different human races.
- gemengde rasAfrikaans
- مُخَتَلَط الأجناسArabic
- с родители от различни расиBulgarian
- mestiçoPortuguese (BR)
- míšeneckýCzech
- verschiedener RassenGerman
- af blandet raceDanish
- μιγάςGreek
- mestizoSpanish
- segaverelineEstonian
- دو رگهFarsi
- sekarotuinenFinnish
- métisséFrench
- בֵּין-גִזעִיHebrew
- मिश्रित जातिHindi
- miješane rase, mješanciCroatian
- kevert fajtájú, származásúHungarian
- ras campuranIndonesian
- kynblendingurIcelandic
- di razza mistaItalian
- 混血のJapanese
- 혼혈의Korean
- mišrios rasėsLithuanian
- dažādu rasu-; jauktu rasu-Latvian
- percampuran kaumMalay
- van gemengde afkomstDutch
- blandingsrase, mulattNorwegian
- mieszanej rasyPolish
- دو رگهPersian
- دو رګهPashto
- mestiçoPortuguese
- metisRomanian
- смешанной расыRussian
- miešaná rasaSlovak
- mešanecSlovenian
- mešane raseSerbian
- av blandad härkomstSwedish
- พันธุ์ผสม; ต่างเชื้อชาติThai
- değişik soydanTurkish
- 混血的Chinese (Trad.)
- змішаного походженняUkrainian
- مخلوط نسل کاUrdu
- đa sắc tộcVietnamese
- 混合人种的Chinese (Simp.)
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