twin city
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of twin city
First recorded in 1885–90
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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 • Dec. 24, 2025
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 • Sep. 26, 2024
“It’s become unbearable,” Rabie said, heading to her job as a cleaner at a state-run hospital in Cairo’s twin city of Giza.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023
Any advance would make Sievierodonetsk, and the twin city of Lysychansk, more vulnerable to Ukrainian artillery, military analysts said.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022
Atrani, Amalfi’s twin city, lies in the adjoining defile of the mountains which arch above them.
From Italy, the Magic Land by Whiting, Lilian
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