"K-Town" meaning in German

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Proper name

Forms: K-Towns [genitive], K-Town [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: American English K-Town, originally US military slang, Kaiserslautern being close to the Ramstein Air Base. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|en-US|K-Town}} American English K-Town Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym|head=K-Town}} K-Town n (proper noun, genitive K-Towns or (optionally with an article) K-Town)
  1. (colloquial) Kaiserslautern Wikipedia link: Ramstein Air Base Tags: colloquial, neuter, proper-noun Categories (topical): Nicknames Related terms: Fischtown
    Sense id: en-K-Town-de-name-tu0yoWxU Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

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