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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The watch is for Hood, Erath, Somervell, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque, Lampasas, Coryell, Bell and McLennan counties. Star-Telegram Weather Bot updated July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2025 According to Comanche, Texas TV station KCEN 6, Hilman and her partner would be fighting for their lives and their horses. Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 May 2025 The watch is for Hood, Johnson, Anderson, Bosque, Comanche, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Freestone, Hamilton, Henderson, Hill, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro, Robertson and Somervell counties. Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025 Watch Predator: Killer of Killers on Hulu Prey The Hulu original movie Prey takes place in 1719, following a young Comanche woman named Naru (Amber Midthunder). Keith Langston, People.com, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Comanche

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Southern Paiute kɨmmanciŋʷɨ Shoshones, strangers

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Comanche was in 1806

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“Comanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Comanche. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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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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