Comanche

noun

Co·​man·​che kə-ˈman-chē 

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

Examples of Comanche in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The trailhead is located near the end of Comanche Mesa Road, across Highway FM 170 from the Lajitas General Store. —Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025

They were summoned and quickly joined Texian volunteers under Edward Burleson, Rangers and other militia to defeat the Comanche at the Battle of Plum Creek near Lockhart. —Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024

Sheridan reportedly has a long-running desire to adapt the book that tells the story of the battles between the Comanche tribe and white settlers in America's West. —David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025

Two people were on board a single-engine Comanche 250 when the plane went down, according to Boydston. —Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Southern Paiute kɨmmanciŋʷɨ Shoshones, strangers

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Comanche

noun

Co·​man·​che kə-ˈman-chē 

plural Comanche or Comanches

: a member of an Indigenous people of the southern High Plains of the U.S.

also : their language