Comanche
Americannoun
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Comanches,
plural
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Comanche
plural
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a member of a Shoshonean tribe, the only tribe of the group living entirely on the Plains, formerly ranging from Wyoming to Texas, now in Oklahoma.
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the dialect of Shoshone spoken by the Comanche.
noun
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a member of a Native American people, formerly ranging from the River Platte to the Mexican border, now living in Oklahoma
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the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family
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Etymology
Origin of Comanche
An Americanism first recorded in 1800–10; from Colonial Spanish, from Southern Paiute kɨmmanci-, as in kɨmmanciŋwṫ “strangers, Shoshones”; or from a related word in another Numic language
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Kerstetter further testified that Walters’ phone had pinged in Comanche only one other time during the preceding 11 months, about two weeks before the break-in.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Lottie Wahkinney, a Comanche girl from Oklahoma, has Scottish grandparents, from Galashiels.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The Comanche Circle project was attempting to locate next to their property.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
“We aren’t fighting against the government,” said Comanche, a Mayitos lieutenant, in a widely heard audio posted on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
If our Comanche hearts were set on camping, we went over to the Palisades and roughed it.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
The Comanches knocked off Newbury Park in the semifinals to advance to the final.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
And, over Comanches and Apaches, who were the better warriors … We pretty much agreed on pirates.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
So yeah, that was when I saw it – in Oklahoma with the Comanches.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2022
William Weatherford of the Creeks, John Ross of the Cherokees and Quanah Parker of the Comanches guided their peoples during the painful transition to life under the government of the United States.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2022
He took Mary Hudson aside, just out of earshot of the Comanches, and seemed to address her solemnly, rationally.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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