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 two cities are hoping this sister city partnership will help cultivate cultural and student exchanges.
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The festival, set for April 26-27 at Memorial Park, celebrates the sister city relationship between Cupertino and Toyokawa, Japan.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
This will be the 11th sister city with which Indianapolis has officially formed cultural and economic ties.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
That's because visitors from its larger northern sister city in Ontario, Canada, keep the border town's economy humming.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 26 May 2025
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The festival, set for April 26-27 at Memorial Park, celebrates the sister city relationship between Cupertino and Toyokawa, Japan.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
This will be the 11th sister city with which Indianapolis has officially formed cultural and economic ties.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
That's because visitors from its larger northern sister city in Ontario, Canada, keep the border town's economy humming.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 26 May 2025
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“Sister city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sister%20city. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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