sister city
noun
US
: one of two cities or towns in different areas that have a special relationship and are usually similar in some way
A choir from our sister city in France is performing here next week.
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Some of the older ones memorialize settlers who were born in the other sister city and died here.
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John Lauritsen, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Since then residents of Cincinnati's sister city in Ukraine have been bombed, killed and watched parts of their city turn to rubble.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2026
Her immersive enthusiasm covered everything from a strong involvement in Atlanta’s French sister city of Toulouse to a thorough study of theater as an art form to raising a record amount of money for Zoo Atlanta.
—Mark Woolsey, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
For a select few days in the capital of Northern Ireland, a unique merger of itself and its sister city across the pond, Nashville, occurred.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
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John Lauritsen, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Since then residents of Cincinnati's sister city in Ukraine have been bombed, killed and watched parts of their city turn to rubble.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2026
Her immersive enthusiasm covered everything from a strong involvement in Atlanta’s French sister city of Toulouse to a thorough study of theater as an art form to raising a record amount of money for Zoo Atlanta.
—Mark Woolsey, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
For a select few days in the capital of Northern Ireland, a unique merger of itself and its sister city across the pond, Nashville, occurred.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Sister city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sister%20city. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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