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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMANCHES

Co *man "ches ( or ), n. pl. ; sing. Comanche ( or ). (Ethnol.)

Defn: A warlike, savage, and nomadic tribe of the Shoshone family of Indians, inhabiting Mexico and the adjacent parts of the United States; -- called also Paducahs. They are noted for plundering and cruelty.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Comanche

Co man che |kəˈmanCHē kəˈmæntʃi | ▶noun ( pl. same or Comanches ) 1 a 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. 2 the Uto-Aztecan language of this people. ▶adjective of or relating to this people or their language. ORIGIN Spanish, from Ute kɨmmanči ‘strangers. ’

Oxford Dictionary

Comanche

Comanche |kəˈmantʃi | ▶noun ( pl. same or Comanches ) 1 a 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. 2 [ mass noun ] the Uto-Aztecan language of the Comanche, now virtually extinct. ▶adjective relating to the Comanche or their language. ORIGIN Spanish, from Comanche.

Spanish Dictionary

comanche

comanche adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que pertenece a una tribu indígena que habitó en un territorio que comprendía zonas de lo que hoy son Texas y Nuevo México, en Estados Unidos :actualmente los comanches viven en reservas .2 adjetivo Relativo a esta tribu .3 nombre masculino /adjetivo Lengua de esta tribu .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Comanche

Co man che /kəmǽn (t )ʃi /名詞複～, ～s 1 C 〖the ～(s ); 複数扱い〗コマンチ族 ; コマンチ族の人〘北米先住民の一部族〙.2 U コマンチ (族の言 )語 .