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sister city

sister city noun: a foreign city with which a city has a declared relationship of cordiality.

Noun

sister city (plural sister cities)

  1. A foreign city with which a city has a declared relationship of cordiality.
    • Near-synonym: twin town
    • Placetown and Machinville are sister cities in England and France.
    Synonyms:
    twin city, twin town

Synonyms of sister city

Forms of sister city

pluralsister cities

Questions about sister city

What does sister city mean?
Sister city means a foreign city with which a city has a declared relationship of cordiality.
What part of speech is sister city?
Sister city is a noun.
What is the plural of sister city?
The plural of sister city is sister cities.

Words near sister city in the dictionary

  1. sister blocks
  2. sister chromatid
  3. sister chromatid cohesion
  4. sister chromatids
  5. sister cities
  6. sister city
  7. sister clip
  8. sister clips
  9. sister companies
  10. sister company
  11. sister from another mister

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