First Known Use: 1806
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Comanche
noun Co·man·che \kə-ˈman-chē\
: a member of a Native American people of the southwestern U.S.
plural Comanche or Comanches
Full 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
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Origin of COMANCHE
American Spanish, from Southern Paiute kʷ Shoshones, strangers
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Comanche
noun Co·man·che \kə-ˈman-chē\
plural Comanche or Co·man·ches
Definition of COMANCHE for Kids
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
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