Comanche

noun

Co·​man·​che kə-ˈman-chē How to pronounce Comanche (audio)
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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The watch is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Hood, Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Young, Jack, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Eastland, Erath, Somervell, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton and Lampasas counties. Star-Telegram Weather Bot updated July 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2025 Counties most likely to be impacted include Bell, Comanche, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas and Mills. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 July 2025 Xcel is on track to shutter Comanche’s Unit 2 in September and remains committed to closing the plant’s Unit 3, which generates 750 megawatts of electricity, by January 2031, said Michelle Aguayo, a Xcel Colorado spokeswoman. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 6 July 2025 The watch is for Hood, Erath, Somervell, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque, Lampasas, Coryell, Bell and McLennan counties. Star-Telegram Weather Bot updated July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Comanche

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Southern Paiute kɨmmanciŋʷɨ Shoshones, strangers

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Comanche was in 1806

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“Comanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Comanche. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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Comanche

noun
Co·​man·​che kə-ˈman-chē How to pronounce Comanche (audio)
plural Comanche or Comanches
: a member of an Indigenous people of the southern High Plains of the U.S.
also : their language

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