Comanche

noun

Co·​man·​che kə-ˈman-chē How to pronounce Comanche (audio)
1
plural Comanche or Comanches : a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples ranging from Wyoming and Nebraska south into New Mexico and northwestern Texas
2
: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Comanche people

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Pecos River Drive is located in the Comanche Cove subdivision, according to WFAA. — David Chiu, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 The warning is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Hood, Johnson, Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Young, Jack, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Rockwall, Eastland, Erath, Somervell, Ellis, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque and Hill counties. — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025 When the teenage runaway doesn’t turn up among the Oklahoma Comanche, Kent deduces that the crew must be on the run to Mexico. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025 The warning is for Parker, Tarrant, Hood, Johnson, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Eastland, Erath, Somervell, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque, Hill, Lampasas, Coryell and McLennan counties. — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Comanche

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Etymology

American Spanish, from Southern Paiute kɨmmanciŋʷɨ Shoshones, strangers

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Comanche was in 1806

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Comanche

noun
Co·​man·​che kə-ˈman-chē How to pronounce Comanche (audio)
plural Comanche or Comanches
: a member of an Indigenous people of the southern High Plains of the U.S.
also : their language

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