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
The Stephens County Sheriff's Office first announced on Thursday, Dec. 25, that its deputies and other emergency personnel were dispatched to a home in Comanche at around 3:15 p.m. local time after receiving reports of a person who had sustained a gunshot wound.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
The victim was on a covered front porch with family members at a residence in Comanche when she was shot Thursday afternoon, according to the probable cause affidavit.
—Jessie Dimartino, ABC News, 27 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
The Stephens County Sheriff's Office first announced on Thursday, Dec. 25, that its deputies and other emergency personnel were dispatched to a home in Comanche at around 3:15 p.m. local time after receiving reports of a person who had sustained a gunshot wound.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
The victim was on a covered front porch with family members at a residence in Comanche when she was shot Thursday afternoon, according to the probable cause affidavit.
—Jessie Dimartino, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Comanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Comanche. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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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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