Kaiserslautern

From German Kaiserslautern.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkaɪzɚsˈlaʊtɚn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkaɪzəsˈlaʊtən/
• Hyphenation: Kai‧sers‧lau‧tern

Kaiserslautern

1. An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, in southwestern Germany.
2. A rural district of Rhineland-Palatinate

From Kaiser (“emperor (in reference to Frederick Barbarossa)”) +‎ -s- +‎ Lauter (the river on which the city was built) + -n (old dative ending).

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaɪzɐsˈlaʊtɐn/

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• Hyphenation: Kai‧sers‧lau‧tern

Kaiserslautern n (proper noun, genitive Kaiserslauterns or (optionally with an article) Kaiserslautern)

1. Kaiserslautern (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate)

   Synonym: K-Town

2. A rural district of Rhineland-Palatinate, partially surrounding but not including the town of Kaiserslautern, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat