Comanche

American  

[kuh-man-chee, koh-] / kəˈmæn tʃi, koʊ- /

noun

plural

Comanches,

plural

Comanche

1. 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.

2. the dialect of Shoshone spoken by the Comanche.

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Comanche British  

/ kəˈmæntʃɪ /

noun

1. a member of a Native American people, formerly ranging from the River Platte to the Mexican border, now living in Oklahoma

2. 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

Example Sentences

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

Still, it secured a flagship customer for its Comanche Peak nuclear plant in Texas.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 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

In 1928, when I was nine, I belonged, with maximum esprit de corps, to an organization known as the Comanche Club.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger