metis
A person of mixed-race ancestryA person of mixed-race ancestry.
» Jupiter has four inner satellites: Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, and Thebe. Their orbits are very close to the planet.
У Юпитера четыре внутренних спутника: Метида, Адрастея, Амальтея и Фива. Их орбиты расположены очень близко к планете.
Meaning
3 sensesA person of mixed-race ancestry.
a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry
(US)A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.
(uncountable)Practical intelligence; street smarts.
Examples
1 sentencesJupiter has four inner satellites: Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, and Thebe. Their orbits are very close to the planet.
ruУ Юпитера четыре внутренних спутника: Метида, Адрастея, Амальтея и Фива. Их орбиты расположены очень близко к планете. — Wezel
Origin
Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin tBorrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish. More at Metis.
From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).
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