"twin city" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: twin cities [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪti Head templates: {{en-noun}} twin city (plural twin cities)
  1. one of two cities in close proximity to each other. Translations (one of two cities in close proximity): kaksoiskaupunki (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-twin_city-en-noun-2o1TsU2m Disambiguation of 'one of two cities in close proximity': 92 8
  2. a city that has been twinned with another more distant city. Synonyms: sister city Related terms: Twin Cities Translations (twinned city): ystävyyskaupunki (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-twin_city-en-noun-vt77xr~b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'twinned city': 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (sense 2): twin town
Disambiguation of 'sense 2': 0 0

Inflected forms

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