Kempten

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proper noun

An independent town in Allgäu, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany.

OriginGerman Kempten ← Middle High German Kemptun ← Medieval Latin Campidona →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An independent town in Allgäu, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*kambos“crooked”
  2. GaulishΚαμβοδουνον
  3. LatinCampodūnum
  4. Medieval LatinCampidona
  5. Middle High GermanKemptun
  6. GermanKempten
  7. EnglishKempten

From German Kempten, from Middle High German Kemptun, from Medieval Latin Campidona, Latin Campodūnum, from Gaulish Καμβοδουνον (Kambodounon), from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“crooked”) + *dūnom (“fortress”).

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APA

Kempten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kempten

MLA

“Kempten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kempten. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kempten,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kempten.

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