twin city
[ twin-sit-ee ]
nounplural twin cit·ies
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.
Origin of twin city
1First recorded in 1885–90
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How to use twin city in a sentence
It had persisted unabated through the entire two months they remained in the twin city area.
Assassin | Jesse Franklin BoneConsiderable 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
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