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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Saturday, Suzuki and his group plan to set up a display on the sister city relationship and deliver a talk at the Minnesota History Center.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Joe and Gloria Bessenbacher of Shawnee, the chairs of the Morelia sister city committee, pushed to place sculpture on city land near the Sister Cities International Bridge, a foot bridge along the Country Club Plaza.
—Eric Adler
august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
The Wildcat is one of six pieces in the collection by sculptor Carlos Terres, who is originally from Lagos de Moreno, Brea’s sister city in Mexico.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
He was interrupted by a swell of applause from the audience, which included Nuremberg’s mayor Markus König, former President of Germany Christian Wulff and the mayor of Kharkiv, Nuremberg’s sister city in Ukraine, Ihor Terekhov.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Joe and Gloria Bessenbacher of Shawnee, the chairs of the Morelia sister city committee, pushed to place sculpture on city land near the Sister Cities International Bridge, a foot bridge along the Country Club Plaza.
—Eric Adler
august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
The Wildcat is one of six pieces in the collection by sculptor Carlos Terres, who is originally from Lagos de Moreno, Brea’s sister city in Mexico.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
He was interrupted by a swell of applause from the audience, which included Nuremberg’s mayor Markus König, former President of Germany Christian Wulff and the mayor of Kharkiv, Nuremberg’s sister city in Ukraine, Ihor Terekhov.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Sister city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sister%20city. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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