Comanche

American  

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

noun

• Comanches,
  plural
• Comanche
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Comanche
  plural
• Comanches
  plural

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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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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Comanche Comanches

When he finally woke up, in an intensive care unit in Oklahoma City, about 90 miles northeast of Comanche, he learned that surgeons had removed 13 inches of his small intestine during emergency surgery.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Her father Jared told Kieran his dad was Comanche but his mum was born and raised in Scotland.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

But when the vote came, the Commissioners Court tabled the temporary moratorium discussion and voted to grant Comanche Circle a conditional approval, requiring more detailed plans later.

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

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 57, San Gabriel Academy 53: Playing at the Intuit Dome, the Comanches won in overtime behind clutch free throws from Brandon Benjamin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025

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

In ball I was helped briefly by a thin black man called Fatty who was the coach of a team called the Comanches, one of the best teams in the city.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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