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Comanche.

A member of a Native American ethnic group residing especially in Texas and Oklahoma.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈmænt͡ʃi/General-American
  1. A member of a Native American ethnic group residing especially in Texas and Oklahoma.

  2. A light single-engine aircraft, the Piper PA-24 Comanche.

  3. A military helicopter, the RAH-66 Comanche.

Where this word comes from

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”).

adj/kəˈmænt͡ʃi/General-American
  1. Of or pertaining to the Comanche people, culture, or language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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”).

name/kəˈmænt͡ʃi/General-American
  1. The nation of these people.

  2. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone.

  3. A place in the United States: A township in Barton County, Kansas.

  4. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana.

  5. A place in the United States: A small city in Stephens County, Oklahoma.

  6. A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Comanche County, Texas.

  7. A locality and municipality in Pacajes province, La Paz department, Bolivia.

Where this word comes from

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”).

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