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

On May 9, a swarm of what are believed to be Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees, attacked and killed three horses in Comanche, Texas, just about 50 miles southeast of Eastland. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 May 2025

The watch is for Hood, Parker, Wise, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Somervell, Stephens and Young counties. —Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2025

But what was known is that he’s been booked to present a retrospective of two George Sherman westerns (Red Canyon and Comanche Territory) and sit for a discussion with pal Elvis Mitchell as part of a Cannes Classics spotlight. —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025

The Kill Bill filmmaker is in Cannes this week as guest of honor at this year's festival; he is scheduled to participate in discussions about the 20th century Western filmmaker George Sherman, whose movies, Comanche Territory and Red Canyon, are screening in the festival's Cannes Classics section. —Tommy McArdle, People.com, 13 May 2025

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