Metis

Me·tis  (mts)

n.

The satellite of Jupiter that is closest to the planet.

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[After Metis, Titaness who was a consort of Zeus (Jupiter), from Greek mtis, wisdom; see m-² in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Metis - a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world" mixed-blood - a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races