Comanche

noun
Co·​man·​che | \ kə-ˈman-chē How to pronounce Comanche (audio) \
plural Comanche or Comanches

Definition of Comanche

1 : a member of an American Indian people ranging from Wyoming and Nebraska south into New Mexico and northwestern Texas
2 : the Uto-Aztecan language of the Comanche people

First Known Use of Comanche

1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Comanche

American Spanish, from Southern Paiute kɨmmanciŋʷɨ Shoshones, strangers

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Comanche

noun

English Language Learners Definition of Comanche

: a member of a Native American people of the southwestern U.S.

Comanche

noun
Co·​man·​che | \ kə-ˈman-chē How to pronounce Comanche (audio) \
plural Comanche or Comanches

Kids Definition of Comanche

1 : a member of an American Indian people ranging from Wyoming and Nebraska into New Mexico and northwestern Texas
2 : the language of the Comanche people