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

Sailfish Investors, based in West Palm Beach, Florida, is proposing to build Comanche Circle at 8709 Paluxy Highway on the Hood and Somervell county line near Tolar and Glen Rose. —Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025

Xcel, Colorado’s largest electric utility, has proposed replacing the Comanche coal plant with wind and solar power, battery storage and natural gas generation. —Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025

In southeastern Oklahoma, the Comanche Nation is accepting deer meat for food banks. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025

Prey, at its heart, is a coming of age story and a period film, unfolding in 1700s Comanche culture. —Andy Crump, Time, 7 Nov. 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