Kaiserslautern
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English
Etymology
From German Kaiserslautern.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkaɪzɚsˈlaʊtɚn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkaɪzəsˈlaʊtən/
- Hyphenation: Kai‧sers‧lau‧tern
Proper noun
Kaiserslautern
- An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, in southwestern Germany.
- A rural district of Rhineland-Palatinate
Translations
city in southwestern Germany
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German
Etymology
From Kaiser (“emperor (in reference to Frederick Barbarossa)”) + -s- + Lauter (the river on which the city was built) + -n (old dative ending).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kaiserslautern n (proper noun, genitive Kaiserslauterns or (optionally with an article) Kaiserslautern)
- Kaiserslautern (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate)
- Synonym: K-Town
- A rural district of Rhineland-Palatinate, partially surrounding but not including the town of Kaiserslautern, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat