Tonkawa

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noun

A member of a Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas.

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Meanings

nounTonkawa (plural Tonkawas or Tonkawa)

plural Tonkawas

  1. A member of a Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas.
proper noun
  1. The extinct language once spoken by these people.
  2. A city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States.

Origin

From Wichita tonkaweya (“those who stay together”), compare Tonkawa Tickanwa•tic (“(a) genuine people”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Tonkawa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tonkawa

MLA

“Tonkawa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tonkawa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tonkawa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tonkawa.

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