"Twin Cities" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Twin Cities}} Twin Cities
  1. The metropolitan area of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Wikipedia link: en:Twin Cities Categories (place): Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States Derived forms: Twin Citizen
    Sense id: en-Twin_Cities-en-name-IDqWVXiz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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