Associations to the word «Metis»
Noun
- Radius
- Istanbul
- Believer
- Graph
- Plain
- Tank
- Offspring
- Legacy
- Belly
- Birth
- Genesis
- Diameter
- Volcano
- Daughter
- Prophecy
- Gabriel
- Satellite
- Buffalo
- Sibling
- Advice
- Asian
- Atlas
- Western
- Combine
- Northern
- Montana
- Miami
- Louis
- Latino
- Bay
- Ottawa
- Dakota
- Nation
- Rebel
- Ring
- Greek
- Cult
- Colony
- Ti
- Robe
- Columbia
- Agreement
- Fishing
- Louisiana
- Fort
- Lake
- River
- Wife
- Jews
- Index
- Ontario
- British
- Culture
- Nova
- Continent
- Land
- Fragment
- Child
- Hunt
- Claim
- Son
Adjective
Wiktionary
METIS, proper noun. (Canada) 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.
METIS, proper noun. (chiefly Canada) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Often uncapitalized as metis.
METIS, proper noun. (Greek god) 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.
METIS, proper noun. (astronomy) A satellite of Jupiter.
METIS, proper noun. (astronomy) Short for 9 Metis, a main belt asteroid.
METIS, noun. (chiefly Canada) (US) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Often uncapitalized.
METIS, noun. (knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.
MÉTIS, proper noun. Alternative spelling of Metis
Dictionary definition
METIS, noun. A person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.