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Comanche
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Co·man·che  (k-mnch)
n. pl. Comanche or Co·man·ches
1.
a. A Native American people formerly ranging over the southern Great Plains from western Kansas to northern Texas and now located in Oklahoma. The Comanche became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating south from Wyoming in the 18th century.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Uto-Aztecan language of the Comanche.

[Spanish, from Ute kmmani.]

Co·manche adj.

Comanche [kəˈmæntʃɪ]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -ches, -che a member of a North American Indian people, formerly ranging from the River Platte to the Mexican border, now living in Oklahoma
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Comanche - a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
Shoshone, Shoshoni - a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States
2.Comanche - the Shoshonean language spoken by the Comanche
Shoshonean, Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language - a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States


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