Etymology

Metairie

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Today it means: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Full definition →

French métairie
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  1. French · borrowed frommétairie“small tenant farm”
  2. English todayMetairie

Borrowed from French métairie (“small tenant farm”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.