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Comanche

Comanche

13 8.2
A Native American person from a Southern Plains tribe now living mostly in Oklahoma
  • noun
  • /kəˈmænʧi/
: comanche
  • Many Comanche tribes are now located on reservations in Oklahoma.

Examples

  • The Comanche people originally lived in the Great Plains, where they followed the buffalo herds.

  • Historically, Comanches were known for their exceptional horse-riding skills and warrior culture.

  • Well, you've crossed beyond the Brazos, fought Comanches, rain, and sand.

    Chisum (1970)

  • The reservation included ample grasslands, useless to the Comanches but perfect for cattle ranchers to graze their herds.

Synonyms

Native American
vsComanche
93 3.4

A person whose family lived in North or South America before Europeans arrived

is a member of one particular people, not the many indigenous groups
Plains Indian
vsComanche
3 6.5

A person from the Native American tribes of the Great Plains who traditionally lived a nomadic life following buffalo

is a member of one specific tribe from the region, not the whole group

Compounds

Comanche language
9.9

The way the Comanche people speak

Surface Forms

Comanche singular
Comanches plural

Etymology

Comanche comes from a Ute word komantsi meaning 'enemy' or 'anyone who wants to fight', which the Spanish used as the name for the tribe. Because the Comanche were famous as strong horse riders and fighters on the plains, this name stuck and is still used for the people today.