Twin Cities
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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The RSF controls much of Khartoum and its twin cities of Omdurman and Bahri.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023
The history and economy of Santa Cruz County, whose population is 80 percent Hispanic, are rooted in the ties of “Ambos Nogales,” the twin cities that straddle the border wall.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2023
Perhaps no other place so neatly encapsulates the issue as the twin cities of Bristol, Virginia, and Bristol, Tennessee.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023
He acknowledged difficult fighting as Moscow presses its advance on the twin cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, which are separated by a river.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2022
I know it is a shame that I had never seen the noble twin cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, but how much greater a disgrace that I still haven’t, although I went through them.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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