(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.

(chiefly Canada, US) A member of one of these three Canadian Aboriginal peoples. / (chiefly Canada) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent.

(Greek mythology) A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena / (astronomy) A satellite of Jupiter. / (astronomy) 9 Metis, a main belt asteroid.

plural of METI

A person of mixed-race ancestry. / (chiefly Canada, US) Alternative letter-case form of Metis (“a member of one of three Canadian Aboriginal peoples; any person of mixed European and Indigenous descent”)

Of mixed heritage / Of Métis heritage.

(knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.

(uncountable) Acronym of messaging to extra-terrestrial intelligences. / (countable) Acronym of message to extra-terrestrial intelligences.

(politics) (Japan) Abbreviation of Ministry of Economy, Trade, and, Industry.

plural of metisse