Pronunciation: /kəˈmantʃi/
noun (plural or Comanches)
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1a member of an American Indian people of the south-western US. The Comanche were among the first to acquire horses (from the Spanish) and resisted white settlers fiercely.
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2 [mass noun] the Uto-Aztecan language of the Comanche, now virtually extinct.
adjective
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relating to the Comanche or their language.
