Metis
noun /meɪˈtiː/
/meɪˈtiː/
(plural Metis
(Canadian English) /meɪˈtiː/, /meɪˈtiːz/
/meɪˈtiː/, /meɪˈtiːz/
)- (especially in Canada) a person with one Aboriginal parent and one European parent, or a person whose family comes from both Aboriginal and European backgroundsWord Originfrom French métis, from Latin mixtus ‘mixed’ (see also mestizo).