twin city
Urban sibling nearby
Twin city describes one of two cities that share close geographic proximity, often sitting across a river or border from each other, with linked economies and culture.
The term is most associated with Minneapolis and St.
Paul, Minnesota, commonly called the Twin Cities.
Other examples include Dallas–Fort Worth and Tampa–St.
Petersburg.
The pairing suggests complementary rather than competitive relationship.
Major Minnesota metropolis
- Saint PaulMinnesota's capital city
- conurbationMerged continuous urban area
- metroplexInterconnected urban agglomeration
- metropolitan areaCity plus linked suburbs
downtown · skyline · cityscape · sprawl · suburbia · commuter · public transport · infrastructure
Minneapolis
Major Minnesota metropolis
- Saint PaulMinnesota's capital city
- conurbationMerged continuous urban area
- metroplexInterconnected urban agglomeration
metropolitan area · downtown · skyline · cityscape · sprawl · suburbia · commuter · public transport · infrastructure · zoning
counterpart
Corresponding person or thing
- complementWhat makes complete
- matchGame between opponents
- parallelEquidistant at all points
duo · bilateral · intercity · symbiosis · coexist · synergy · bridge · boundary · rivalry · cooperation
- settlementsvillage, hamlet, towns, town, villages
- Samenessalike, similar, likeness, resemblance, matching
- border crossingsborder checkpoint, border crossing, entry point, port of entry, customs house
- borderlandsborderland, borderlands, border, border zone, border region