Metis vs Fetis - What's the difference?
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(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) A person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Often uncapitalized as metis.
(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.
(astronomy) A satellite of Jupiter.
(astronomy) Short for , a main belt asteroid.
(obsolete) neat; pretty; well made; graceful
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As a proper noun Metis
is 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.As a noun metis
is a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent. Often uncapitalized.As an adjective fetis is
neat; pretty; well made; graceful.metis
English
(wikipedia Metis)Etymology 1
(etyl) originally referred to Francophone and Cree-speaking descendants of the French-Catholic Red River Métis in Manitoba. Compare (mestizo).Alternative forms
* * metis,Proper noun
(Metis)Synonyms
* Bois Brule, * country born * mixed-blood * (pejorative, offensive) half-breedUsage notes
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary uses the spelling (term), but with the acute accent is used officially by organizations such as the Métis National Council and the Government of Canada.References
* * in Wikipedia (accessed 2008-04-04).Etymology 2
From (etyl) , a titaness, consort of ZeusProper noun
(wikipedia Metis) (en proper noun)Derived terms
* MetidianSee also
* * * (wikipedia "Metis")Anagrams
*fetis
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Full fetis was her cloak, as I was ware.