Comanche
Americannoun
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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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Adding to the diverse mix were hired hands from tribes such as the Comanche, Cheyenne and Apache, who became unrivaled horse whisperers long before settlers arrived on their lands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
LawConnect, one of five ultra-fast 100-foot supermaxis competing for line honours, led the fleet out of the harbour ahead of highly favoured supermaxi Comanche.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
He won fan respect and studio trust with two previous installments that took the sci-fi series to surprising settings, starting with 18th-century Comanche territory in a 2022 movie called “Prey.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
When “Prey,” an action movie with a young Comanche woman as its protagonist, premiered in 2022, the streaming service Hulu said it was its most-watched movie or TV series premiere ever.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
And then, anticipating my next question, he said, “He died of wounds he sustained in a battle against the Comanche in the Oklahoma Territories.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Anaheim Canyon 3, Irvine Crean Lutheran 0: Stanford commit Cohen Gomez threw six scoreless innings and Camden Goetz contributed a two-run single to lead the Comanches to the Division 4 championship.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2023
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
Every schoolday afternoon at three o’clock, twenty-five of us Comanches were picked up by our Chief outside the boys’ exit of P. S. 165, on 109th Street near Amsterdam Avenue.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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