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Comanche

Syllabification: (Co·man·che)
Pronunciation: /kəˈmanCHē/
Definition of Comanche

noun (plural same or Comanches)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people of the southwestern US. The Comanche were among the first to acquire horses (from the Spanish) and resisted white settlers fiercely.
  • 2the Uto-Aztecan language of the Comanche.

adjective

  • relating to the Comanche or their language.

Origin:

Spanish, from Ute kɨmmanči 'strangers'

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