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
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Flashback: The Comanche, Caddo, Cherokee, Coahuiltecan, Lipan Apache, Karankawa, Tonkawa and Wichita tribes all have claimed Central Texas as part of their territory.
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Burke specifically called out Comanche Peak, a twin reactor nuclear plant with 2.4 gigawatts of capacity outside Forth Worth, Texas.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
Vehicles like the Cherokee, Grand Wagoneer, Comanche, and original Gladiators are popular in some European circles.
—Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2024
The plane, a single-engine Piper Comanche, went down early Friday morning, bursting into flames near the intersection of Hawthorne Boulevard and 126th Street in the city of Hawthorne, California.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
By county, Comanche County in Oklahoma is the highest with 21 severe thunderstorm or tornado watches reported on average per year.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
Melanie is part Walker River Paiute, part Comanche.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 30 July 2024
Those settlers named their new home White Settlement to differentiate from tribal lands, including Comanche and Cherokee spaces.
—Gregory Castillo, Axios, 17 July 2024
Howard believes the shooting began after drivers started doing donuts in the intersection of Castleman and Comanche streets.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2024
Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Burke specifically called out Comanche Peak, a twin reactor nuclear plant with 2.4 gigawatts of capacity outside Forth Worth, Texas.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
Vehicles like the Cherokee, Grand Wagoneer, Comanche, and original Gladiators are popular in some European circles.
—Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2024
The plane, a single-engine Piper Comanche, went down early Friday morning, bursting into flames near the intersection of Hawthorne Boulevard and 126th Street in the city of Hawthorne, California.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
By county, Comanche County in Oklahoma is the highest with 21 severe thunderstorm or tornado watches reported on average per year.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
Melanie is part Walker River Paiute, part Comanche.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 30 July 2024
Those settlers named their new home White Settlement to differentiate from tribal lands, including Comanche and Cherokee spaces.
—Gregory Castillo, Axios, 17 July 2024
Howard believes the shooting began after drivers started doing donuts in the intersection of Castleman and Comanche streets.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2024
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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.
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: their language
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