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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In 2023, a statue of a warrior riding a horse that symbolizes the sister city relationship between San Jose and Pune, India, was swiped from Guadalupe River Park. Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 The flag’s raising by the city’s Office of Immigrant Affairs is to mark the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and promote cultural exchange between Philadelphia and its Chinese sister city, Tianjin, according to reports. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Opened in 1923, the historic shopping center’s architecture mimics the Moorish-style of Kansas City’s sister city of Seville, Spain. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025 In 1876, Texas A&M University was founded just down the tracks, shaping the area’s identity and giving rise to Bryan’s sister city, College Station. Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sister city

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“Sister city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sister%20city. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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