twin city

[ twin-sit-ee ]

nounplural twin cit·ies
  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.

Origin of twin city

1
First recorded in 1885–90

Words Nearby twin city

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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.

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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