COMANCHE Definition & Meaning

Comanche

[kuh-man-chee, koh-]

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noun

plural

Comanches ,

plural

Comanche .

a member of a Shoshonean tribe, the only tribe of the group living entirely on the Plains, formerly ranging from Wyoming to Texas, now in Oklahoma.
the dialect of Shoshone spoken by the Comanche.

Comanche

/ ��əˈ��æ�Գ�ʃɪ /

noun

a member of a Native American people, formerly ranging from the River Platte to the Mexican border, now living in Oklahoma
the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Comanche¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1800–10; from Colonial Spanish, from Southern Paiute ��ɨ��Գ��-, as in ��ɨ��Գ��ŋ��ṫ “strangers, Shoshones”; or from a related word in another Numic language

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Denali, exiled from the Comanche tribe, becomes a personal assassin to the tycoon, and is seen firing arrows and in hand-to-hand combat.

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Anaheim Canyon 57, San Gabriel Academy 53: Playing at the Intuit Dome, the Comanches won in overtime behind clutch free throws from Brandon Benjamin.

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Anaheim Canyon 74, Arizona Ironwood 47: Brandon Benjamin scored 34 points for the Comanches.

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Anaheim Canyon 69, Pacifica Christian 62: The Comanches won the North Orange County championship behind tournament MVP Brandon Benjamin, who finished with 26 points.

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When “Prey,” an action movie with a young Comanche woman as its protagonist, premiered in 2022, the streaming service Hulu said it was its most-watched movie or TV series premiere ever.

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