twin town
noun
British a town that has civic associations, such as reciprocal visits and cultural exchanges, with a foreign town, usually of similar size and sometimes with other similarities, as in commercial activities
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Words nearby twin town
Twin Peaks, Twins, twin-screw, twinset, twin-size, twin town, twin-tub, twin-twin transfusion, twirl, twirler, twirp
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Example sentences from the Web for twin town
Not very far above the bridge the river bifurcates, the two branches being east and west to match the twin-town.
Cornwall|G. E. Mitton