twin city

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪti

Noun

twin city (plural twin cities)

1. one of two cities in close proximity to each other.

   Texarkana, Arkansas, and Texarkana, Texas, are twin cities forming the Texarkana metropolitan area.

2. a city that has been twinned with another more distant city.

Synonyms

• (sense 2) twin town, sister city

Related terms

• Twin Cities

Translations

one of two cities in close proximity

• Finnish: kaksoiskaupunki

twinned city

• Finnish: ystävyyskaupunki (fi)
• Indonesian: kota kembar
• Malay: bandar kembar