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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Comanches

/kəm-ăn'-chēz/ · Co·man·ches · IPA /kəmˈæntʃiːz/
01 n. pl. A warlike, savage, and nomadic tribe of the Shoshone family of Indians, inhabiting Mexico and the adjacent parts of the United States; -- c…
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    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.(Ethnol.) Also: Paducahs