K-Town

proper noun

Nickname for Kaiserslautern: an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Meanings

K-Town1

K-Town2

proper noun
  1. slangNickname for Katoomba: a town in the City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.

K-Town3

proper noun
  1. Hong KongabbreviationinformalAbbreviation of Kennedy Town: an area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.

    K-Town regulars frequent the place, milling about the dark interior and comfy sofa lounge upstairs, complete with a balcony for checking out the sea view.

    2009 October 1, “Take a Trip Down K-Town”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2026, Magazines

K-Town4

proper noun
  1. TexasinformalNickname for the City of Kilgore: a city in Texas, United States.

    "Meet me in K-Town" means heading to Kilgore

    2019, “East Texas Slang Dictionary”, in East Texas Historical Society
    1 more example

    Cruisin' down to K-Town where the derricks meet the sky

    2021, “Oil Patch Road”, performed by Texas Twang

K-Town5

proper noun
  1. A nickname for any Koreatown.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

K-Town · proper noun

From the first letter of Kaiserslautern + town.

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K-Town · proper noun

From the first letter of Katoomba + town.

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K-Town · proper noun

Abbreviation of Kennedy Town.

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K-Town · proper noun

From the first letter of Kilgore + town.

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K-Town · proper noun

Abbreviation of Koreatown.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 堅城 /坚城
  • 堅城 /坚城abbreviation of Kennedy Town — see also Kennedy Town
Cite this entry
APA

K-Town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K-Town

MLA

“K-Town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K-Town. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “K-Town,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K-Town.

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