"K-Town" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=K-Town}} K-Town
  1. (originally US military slang) Kaiserslautern
    Sense id: en-K-Town-en-name-tu0yoWxU Categories (other): American English
  2. (slang) Katoomba Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-K-Town-en-name-qzYC3SLR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=K-Town}} K-Town
  1. (Hong Kong, informal) Short for Kennedy Town. Tags: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: Kennedy Town Categories (place): City nicknames Translations (Kennedy Town — see also Kennedy Town): 堅城 /坚城 (english: gin¹ sing⁴) (Chinese Cantonese)
    Sense id: en-K-Town-en-name-pr6afbHk Disambiguation of City nicknames: 20 21 59 Categories (other): Hong Kong English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 34 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 33 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 30 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 34 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 26 20 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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