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adj
Of or pertaining to the Comanche people, culture, or language.
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Usage: not-comparable
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name
The nation of these people.
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The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone.
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name
A place in the United States:
A township in Barton County, Kansas.
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A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana.
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A place in the United States:
A small city in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
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name
A place in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Comanche County, Texas.
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A locality and municipality in Pacajes province, La Paz department, Bolivia.
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noun
A member of a Native American ethnic group residing especially in Texas and Oklahoma.
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Synonyms: Numunuu
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noun
A light single-engine aircraft, the Piper PA-24 Comanche.
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Qualifier: plural only "Comanches"
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noun
A military helicopter, the RAH-66 Comanche.
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Qualifier: plural only "Comanches"
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noun
the Shoshonean language spoken by the Comanche
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Broader terms: Shoshonean, Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language
noun
a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
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Broader terms: Shoshone, Shoshoni
History
Probably borrowed from Spanish comanche, a corruption of Old Ute kɨmantsi *[kɨˈman.tʃi] (“enemy”, “foreigner”) (compare Modern Southern Ute [kɨˈmaːtʃi̥] (“enemy”, “stranger”)). The Comanches’ autonym is Nʉmʉnʉʉ (“the people”).
Across languages
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