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 warning is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Hood, Johnson, Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Young, Jack, Hunt, Delta, Hopkins, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Rockwall, Kaufman, Van Zandt, Rains, Eastland, Erath, Somervell, Ellis and Comanche counties.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
This warning applies to Harper, Woods, Alfalfa, Ellis, Woodward, Major, Roger Mills, Dewey, Custer, Blaine, Kingfisher, Beckham, Washita, Caddo, Canadian, Grady, Harmon, Greer, Kiowa, Jackson, Tillman and Comanche counties.
—Brandi D. Addison, Oklahoman, 15 Jan. 2026
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved keeping open another unit that was scheduled to close last year while Comanche 3 is repaired.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 14 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
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
This warning applies to Harper, Woods, Alfalfa, Ellis, Woodward, Major, Roger Mills, Dewey, Custer, Blaine, Kingfisher, Beckham, Washita, Caddo, Canadian, Grady, Harmon, Greer, Kiowa, Jackson, Tillman and Comanche counties.
—Brandi D. Addison, Oklahoman, 15 Jan. 2026
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved keeping open another unit that was scheduled to close last year while Comanche 3 is repaired.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 14 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
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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.
also
: their language
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