Phrase guide

town twinning

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The pairing of towns or cities from geographically distinct areas, in order to foster human contact and cultural links.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: توأمَة مدن — pairing of towns or cities
  • Bulgarian: побратимен град — pairing of towns or cities
  • Catalan: agermanament — pairing of towns or cities
  • Chinese Mandarin: 友好城市 (yǒuhǎo chéngshì) — pairing of towns or cities
  • Dutch: partnerstad — pairing of towns or cities
  • Esperanto: ĝemeliĝo — pairing of towns or cities
  • French: jumelage — pairing of towns or cities
  • German: Städtepartnerschaft — pairing of towns or cities
  • Hebrew: ערים תאומות — pairing of towns or cities
  • Hungarian: testvérváros — pairing of towns or cities
  • Italian: gemellaggio — pairing of towns or cities
  • Japanese: 姉妹都市 (shimai toshi) — pairing of towns or cities
  • Latin: coniunctio communium — pairing of towns or cities
  • Polish: tworzenie miast partnerskich — pairing of towns or cities
  • Portuguese: geminação — pairing of towns or cities
  • Russian: породнённые города́ (porodnjónnyje gorodá) — pairing of towns or cities
  • Russian: города́-побрати́мы (gorodá-pobratímy) — pairing of towns or cities
  • Swedish: vänort — pairing of towns or cities