"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-en:nearby_counterpart_city Disambiguation of 'one of two cities in close proximity': 91 9
  2. A city that has been twinned with another more distant city. Synonyms: sister city Related terms: Twin Cities Translations (twinned city): ystävyyskaupunki (Finnish), kota kembar (Indonesian), bandar kembar (Malay)
    Sense id: en-twin_city-en-noun-en:sister_city__afar Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of 'twinned city': 28 72

Inflected forms

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