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

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

“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

She added organisers would use "intel and insight" from Liverpool's twin city Odessa to celebrate the country's culture during the broadcasts and cultural programmes.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2022

It gave rise to the authorities' belief that these communities, including the Hausas, were behind the opposition protests - and some of them were expelled from Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2022

The population of Manchester and its twin city, Salford, touches three-quarters of a million, sturdy and stern Britons, proudly dubbing themselves “Manchester men,” in distinction from “Liverpool gentlemen.”

From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 by Various