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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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.
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Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
To learn more or join Saratoga’s sister city club, visit saratogasistercity.org or email Reiko Iwanaga at atyrequest@gmail.com.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
The following year, the Japanese city of Osaka dissolved its 60-year-old sister city relationship with San Francisco to protest a comfort women monument in Chinatown.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The following year, the Japanese city of Osaka dissolved its 60-year-old sister city relationship with San Francisco to protest a comfort women monument in Chinatown.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
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Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
To learn more or join Saratoga’s sister city club, visit saratogasistercity.org or email Reiko Iwanaga at atyrequest@gmail.com.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
The following year, the Japanese city of Osaka dissolved its 60-year-old sister city relationship with San Francisco to protest a comfort women monument in Chinatown.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The following year, the Japanese city of Osaka dissolved its 60-year-old sister city relationship with San Francisco to protest a comfort women monument in Chinatown.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Sister city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sister%20city. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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