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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The Dubai government celebrated the sister city agreement on social media.
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Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
In some ways, Los Angeles has become New York’s sister city of slices.
—Ed Levine, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Since that auspicious start, the choir has performed hundreds of times, including a joint performance in 1991 with a chorus from San Jose’s sister city, Okayama, Japan, and accompanying Barbara Streisand in front of 14,000 people at SAP Center in 2012.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
Just an hour-and-a-half drive from Dubai, Abu Dhabi is an underrated gem that offers just as much luxury as its more famous sister city.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
In some ways, Los Angeles has become New York’s sister city of slices.
—Ed Levine, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Since that auspicious start, the choir has performed hundreds of times, including a joint performance in 1991 with a chorus from San Jose’s sister city, Okayama, Japan, and accompanying Barbara Streisand in front of 14,000 people at SAP Center in 2012.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
Just an hour-and-a-half drive from Dubai, Abu Dhabi is an underrated gem that offers just as much luxury as its more famous sister city.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Sister city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sister%20city. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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