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meɪˈtis, -ˈti; -ˈtis, -ˈtizmetis

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Metisnoun

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

Wikipedia

  1. Métis

    The Métis ( may-TEE(S); French: [metis]) are Indigenous peoples whose historical homelands includes Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Northwest Ontario and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture, deriving from specific mixed European (primarily French) and Indigenous ancestry, which became distinct through ethnogenesis by the mid-18th century, during the early years of the North American fur trade.In Canada, the Métis, with a population of 624,220 as of 2021, are one of three major groups of Indigenous peoples that were legally recognized in the Constitution Act of 1982, the other two groups being the First Nations and Inuit.Smaller communities who self-identify as Métis exist in Canada and the United States, such as the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. The United States recognizes the Little Shell Tribe as an Ojibwe Native American tribe. Alberta is the only Canadian province with a recognized Métis Nation land base: the eight Métis Nation Settlements, with a population of approximately 5,000 people on 1.25 million acres (5,100 km2).

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  1. metis

    Metis can refer to one of the following: 1) Metis is a term used in Canada to refer to a group of people who trace their descent to both indigenous North Americans and Europeans or 'mixed-bloods'. They are recognized as one of the official Aboriginal peoples in Canada along with the First Nations and Inuits. 2) In classical Greek mythology, Metis is a Titaness and is known as the first wife of Zeus. She was the goddess of wisdom, prudence, and deep thought. 3) The term 'metis' can also refer to practical wisdom, cunning, or skill in ancient Greek thought. The context will determine which definition of 'metis' is being referred to.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Metis

    alt. of Metisse

Wikidata

  1. Metis

    Metis, also known as Jupiter XVI, is the innermost moon of Jupiter. It was discovered in 1979 in images taken by Voyager 1, and was named in 1983 after the first wife of Zeus, Metis. Additional observations made between early 1996 and September 2003 by the Galileo spacecraft allowed the surface of the moon to be imaged. Metis is tidally locked to Jupiter, and has a high asymmetry in the shape of the moon, with one of the diameters being almost twice as large as the smallest one. It is also one of the three moons in the Solar System known to orbit its planet in less than the length of that planet's day, the other two being Jupiter's Adrastea and Mars's Phobos. It orbits within the main ring of Jupiter, and is thought to be a major contributor of material to the rings.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Metis

    mē′tis, n. a Greek personification of prudence.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Metis

    in the Greek mythology the daughter of Oceanos and Tethys, and the first wife of Zeus; afraid lest she should give birth to a child wiser and more powerful than himself, he devoured her on the first month of her pregnancy, and some time afterwards being seized with pains, he gave birth to Athena (q. v.) from his head.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of metis in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of metis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of metis in a Sentence

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    Northern Gateway has been made aware of this information previously, our priorities remain focused on building trust, engaging in respectful dialogue and building meaningful partnerships with First Nations and Metis communities.

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