twin city

American  

[twin sit-ee] / ˈtwɪn ˈsɪt i /

noun

plural

twin cities

1. either of a pair of neighboring cities that together are popularly considered to constitute a single urban unit, usually not politically but most often commercially and socially.

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Etymology

Origin of twin city

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Greg Bovino, a Border Patrol commander who has led militarized immigration operations in Los Angeles and Chicago, walked the line of officers, drawing shouts from protesters like Lauren Johnson, a 40-year-old designer from a Twin City suburb.

From The Wall Street Journal

Originally housed in the mountains outside Islamabad, Murree's red-brick facility now sits opposite the army chief's residence in the capital's twin city Rawalpindi, one of the most heavily guarded places in the country.

From Barron's

According to Mahad, he was taken on a 30-minute drive to the ICE headquarters serving Minneapolis and its twin city of St Paul, before being transferred on a six-hour journey to Kandiyohi County Jail Prison in Willmar, Minnesota, where he says he spent six months in detention.

From BBC

"I am worried for my cousin," says Amir, who lives in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman, which lies just across the River Nile.

From BBC

The RSF seized most of Khartoum at the start of the conflict, while the army controls the twin city of Omdurman, just across the River Nile.

From BBC