Twin Cities

plural noun

the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

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Considerable jealousy of St. Paul on the part of her twin city is natural, for it is a beautiful town.

A Summer's Outing Carter H. Harrison
It had persisted unabated through the entire two months they remained in the twin city area.

Assassin Jesse Franklin Bone

Contemporary definitions for twin city

noun

one of two neighboring or adjoining cities

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