Etymology 1

< < . originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare .

Proper noun

1. One of three recognized Aboriginal peoples of Canada, descendants of marriages of Cree, Ojibwa, Saulteaux, and Menominee Aboriginal people with French Canadians, Scots and English.
2. A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Often uncapitalized.

Synonyms

• Bois Brule, Bois Brulé
• country born
• mixed-blood half-breed

Usage notes

The Canadian Oxford Dictionary uses the spelling , but with the acute accent is used officially by organizations such as the Métis National Council and the Government of Canada.

Proper noun

1. The personification of "Wisdom". Daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She was a Titan, but not one of the first twelve Titans. First spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena, goddess of wisdom. She symbolises the divine wisdom.
2. A satellite of Jupiter.