twin town

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌtwin ˈtown noun [countable]  British EnglishPGTOWN a town that has formed a relationship with a similar town in another country in order to encourage visits between them 姐妹城 Oxford’s twin town is Bonn. 牛津的姐妹城是波恩。 → twin3(1)

Examples from the Corpus

twin town• A choir is raising money to fund a trip to Reutlingen, twin town of Ellesmere Port and Neston.• Tavernier, who is a native Lyon, Birmingham's twin town, has had a life long love affair with cinema.• The initiative is part of Durham's appeal for food and medical aid for the county's twin town of Kostroma.

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twin town
ˌtwin ˈtown noun [countable]
British English a town that has formed a relationship with a similar town in another country in order to encourage visits between them:
    Oxford’s twin town is Bonn. ⇨ twin³(1)

twin townBrE /ˌtwɪn ˈtaʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtwɪn ˈtaʊn/ 🔊 nounone of two towns in different countries that have a special relationship with each other （不同国家间）结成姊妹城的两个城市之一◆a visit to Lyon, Birmingham's twin town in France对伯明翰在法国的友好城市里昂的访问