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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The advisory is for Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Van Zandt, Rains, Erath, Somervell, Ellis, Henderson, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque, Hill, Navarro, Freestone, Anderson, Lampasas, Coryell, Bell, McLennan, Falls, Limestone, Leon, Milam and Robertson counties.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2026
The film follows Naru (Amber Midthunder), a Comanche warrior with the heart of a hunter, who seeks to prove her skills and protect her tribe by catching a predator.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
Their leader, Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach, was successful in his negotiations with the Penataka branch of the Comanche Indians.
—Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission agreed Wednesday to extend the life of Comanche 2, which was scheduled to close at the end of this year.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2026
The film follows Naru (Amber Midthunder), a Comanche warrior with the heart of a hunter, who seeks to prove her skills and protect her tribe by catching a predator.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
Their leader, Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach, was successful in his negotiations with the Penataka branch of the Comanche Indians.
—Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission agreed Wednesday to extend the life of Comanche 2, which was scheduled to close at the end of this year.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
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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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