Kempten

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”).

Kempten

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

Often referred to as Kempten (Allgäu).

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛmptn̩/

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Kempten n (proper noun, genitive Kemptens or (optionally with an article) Kempten)

1. Kempten (an independent town in Allgäu, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany; official name: Kempten (Allgäu))