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

First-time visitors to the Comanche National Grassland are often surprised to find such a varied landscape, the tourism agency says, from rolling short-grass prairies to rugged canyons rimmed by pinion-juniper forests. —Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Vistra is expected to strike a data center deal at its Comanche Peak nuclear plant in Texas, while Public Service Enterprise Group will likely announce a deal at one of its New Jersey plants, according to Morgan Stanley. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025

The Jonathan Joss origin story Wahl-Trejo cobbled together, over time, goes like this: Joss grew up in San Antonio, born to parents of Comanche and White Mountain Apache descent, and worked in their restaurant starting in middle school. —Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025

Year: 1962 Director: Sam Peckinpah Runtime: 1h 34m Where to stream: Rent on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play Budd Boetticher moved on from movie Westerns after Comanche Station in 1960, focusing instead on TV work and a documentary about matador Carlos Arruza. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 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