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English
Etymology
Probably from Spanish comanche, a corruption of Old Ute kɨmantsi * (“enemy”, “foreigner”) (compare Modern Southern Ute (“enemy”, “stranger”)). The Comanches’ autonym is Nʉmʉnʉʉ (“the people”).
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Noun
Comanche (plural Comanches or Comanche)
- A member of a Native American ethnic group residing especially in Texas and Oklahoma.
- Synonym: (plural) Numunuu
- (plural only "Comanches") A light single-engine aircraft, the Piper PA-24 Comanche.
- (plural only "Comanches") A military helicopter, the RAH-66 Comanche.
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member of the Comanche people
Adjective
Comanche (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Comanche people, culture, or language.
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Proper noun
Comanche
- The nation of these people. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone.
- A place in the United States:
- A township in Barton County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana.
- A small city in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
- A city, the county seat of Comanche County, Texas.
- A locality and municipality in Pacajes province, La Paz department, Bolivia.
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Noun
Comanche m (weak, genitive Comanchen, plural Comanchen, feminine Comanchin)
- (ethnology, sciences) Alternative spelling of Komantsche
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