Métis

mé·tis  (m-ts, -t)

n. pl. métis (-ts, -tz)

1. A person of mixed racial ancestry.

2. often Métis A person of mixed Native American and French-Canadian ancestry.

3. A crossbred animal.

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[Canadian French, from Old French metis, of mixed race, from Late Latin mixtcius, mixed; see mestizo.]

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Métis [met-teess, -teess, -teez]

Noun

pl -tis a person of mixed parentage, esp. the offspring of a Native American and a French Canadian [French]

Métisse fem n