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

Adding to the diverse mix were hired hands from tribes such as the Comanche, Cheyenne and Apache, who became unrivaled horse whisperers long before settlers arrived on their lands. —Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026

Among them is a 2,600-acre data center complex called Comanche Circle that has gotten pushback from ranchers, landowners and conservationists near Glen Rose. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026

This warning applies to Grant, Garfield, Blaine, Kingfisher, Logan, Caddo, Canadian, Oklahoma, Grady, McClain, Cleveland, Tillman, Comanche, Wilbarger and Baylor counties. —Brandi D. Addison, Oklahoman, 17 Feb. 2026

On May 10, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Comanche departed New England for Ivittuut. —Thomas Robertson, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Southern Paiute kɨmmanciŋʷɨ Shoshones, strangers

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Comanche

• manche

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