COMANCHES

Meaning of COMANCHES in English

( n. pl. )

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

COMANCHES — (n. pl.) A warlike, savage, and nomadic tribe of the Shoshone family of Indians, inhabiting Mexico and the adjacent parts …
Английский словарь Webster
COMANCHES — noun ·pl a warlike, savage, and nomadic tribe of the shoshone family of indians, inhabiting mexico and the adjacent parts …
Webster English vocab
COMANCHE — I. kəˈma(a)nchē noun ( plural comanche or comanches ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, of Shoshonean origin; perhaps akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PADUCAHS — (n. pl.) See Comanches.
Английский словарь Webster
PADUCAHS — ( n. pl. ) See Comanches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMANCHE — /keuh man"chee, koh-/ , n. , pl. Comanches , ( esp. collectively ) Comanche for 1. 1. a member of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMANCHE — noun ( plural Comanche or Comanches ) Etymology: American Spanish, from Southern Paiute ki̵mmanciŋ w i̵ Shoshones, strangers Date: 1806 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PADUCAHS — noun ·pl ·see comanches.
Webster English vocab
COMANCHE — [Co.man.che] n, pl Comanche or Comanches [AmerSp, fr. Southern Paiute kimmancingwi Shoshones, strangers] (1806) 1: a member of an American …
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PARKER, QUANAH — born 1845?, near Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. died Feb. 23, 1911, near Fort Sill, Okla. aggressive Comanche leader who mounted …
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COMANCHE — nomadic North American Indian group that in the 18th and 19th centuries roved the southern Great Plains. The Comanche were …
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COMANCHE — n ( pl Comanche or Comanches ) a member of a Native American people of the Great Plains in the …
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