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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By The New York Times To cross from Goma to its sister city Gisenyi in Rwanda takes just minutes by land, but the two places feel worlds apart.
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Guerchom Ndebo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
City staff have previously said that having a sister city would benefit Aurora in both tangible and intangible ways.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Among them was school board member Mary Kay Baum, who hiked into the nearby mountains to avoid a military blockade and deliver the sister city proclamation to village residents.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 Feb. 2025
And now, despite the still-in-place label from the sister city agency, South Side Ald.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Guerchom Ndebo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
City staff have previously said that having a sister city would benefit Aurora in both tangible and intangible ways.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Among them was school board member Mary Kay Baum, who hiked into the nearby mountains to avoid a military blockade and deliver the sister city proclamation to village residents.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 Feb. 2025
And now, despite the still-in-place label from the sister city agency, South Side Ald.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 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 7 May. 2025.
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