"Quad Cities" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1959, Civil Aeronautics Board Reports, volume 28, page 799:",
          "text": "The total population of the Quad Cities in 1950 was 184,493 while the metropolitan area population was 234,256.",
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          "ref": "2013, Aleatha Romig, Convicted, →ISBN:",
          "text": "The rest of the afternoon was spent back in front of the fire, discussing art and upcoming events in the Quad Cities.",
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          "ref": "2018, Margaret Littman, Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip: Natchez Trace Parkway, Memphis, Tupelo, Mississippi Blues Trail, Avalon Travel, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Don’t forget to get gas in the Quad Cities before heading back to the Trace.",
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        "A region of cities (originally four) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois."
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        [
          "Davenport",
          "Davenport"
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          "Bettendorf",
          "Bettendorf"
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          "Rock Island",
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          "Moline",
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          "East Moline",
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          "ref": "2018, Margaret Littman, Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip: Natchez Trace Parkway, Memphis, Tupelo, Mississippi Blues Trail, Avalon Travel, →ISBN:",
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          "East Moline",
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