Twin Towers

proper noun

The two main buildings of the World Trade Center, destroyed in the terrorist attacks on 9/11, 2001.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Twin Towers pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe two main buildings of the World Trade Center, destroyed in the terrorist attacks on 9/11, 2001.
  2. metonymicallypluralplural onlyThe attack itself.

    Ever since the Twin Towers, we all know that heroes come in uniforms of all kinds.

    2009, Dan Pietsch, No Comfort, Idyllwild, California: Cabin Fever Publishing, →ISBN, page 77

Translations

Afrikaans Wêreldhandelsentrum
  • Wêreldhandelsentrumthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Arabic مَرْكَز اَلتِّجَارَة اَلْعَالَمِيّ
  • مَرْكَز اَلتِّجَارَة اَلْعَالَمِيّ (markaz at-tijāra l-ʕālamiyy)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Basque Dorre Bikiak
  • Dorre Bikiakthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Bengali ওয়ার্ল্ড ট্রেড সেন্টার
  • ওয়ার্ল্ড ট্রেড সেন্টার (ōẇarlḍo ṭreḍ śenṭar)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Bulgarian Световен търговски център
  • Световен търговски център (Svetoven tărgovski centăr)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Catalan Torres Bessones
  • Torres Bessonesthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Chinese Mandarin 雙子塔 /双子塔
  • 雙子塔 /双子塔 (Shuāngzǐtǎ)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Esperanto Ĝemelturoj
  • Ĝemelturojthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Estonian Maailma Kaubanduskeskus
  • Maailma Kaubanduskeskusthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Finnish Kaksoistornit
  • Kaksoistornitthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
French tours jumelles
  • tours jumellesthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
German Zwillingstürme
  • Zwillingstürmethe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Greek Παγκόσμιο Κέντρο Εμπορίου
  • Παγκόσμιο Κέντρο Εμπορίου (Pagkósmio Kéntro Emporíou)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Hebrew מרכז הסחר העולמי
  • מרכז הסחר העולמיthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Hungarian Világkereskedelmi Központ
  • Világkereskedelmi Központthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Italian Torri Gemelle
  • Torri Gemellethe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Japanese ワールドトレードセンター
  • ワールドトレードセンター (wārudo torēdo sentā)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Korean 세계 무역 센터
  • 세계 무역 센터 (segye muyeok senteo)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Norwegian Verdens Handelssenter i New York
  • Verdens Handelssenter i New Yorkthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Persian مرکز تجارت جهانی
  • مرکز تجارت جهانیthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Polish bliźniacze wieże
  • bliźniacze wieżethe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Portuguese Torres Gémeas, Torres Gêmeas
  • Torres Gémeasthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
  • Torres Gêmeasthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Russian Всеми́рный торго́вый це́нтр, ба́шни-близнецы́
  • Всеми́рный торго́вый це́нтр (Vsemírnyj torgóvyj céntr)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
  • ба́шни-близнецы́ (bášni-bliznecý)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Slovak Svetové obchodné centrum
  • Svetové obchodné centrumthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Spanish Torres Gemelas
  • Torres Gemelasthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Swedish Tvillingtornen
  • Tvillingtornenthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Tamil உலக வர்த்தக மையம்
  • உலக வர்த்தக மையம் (ulaka varttaka maiyam)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Thai เวิลด์เทรดเซ็นเตอร์
  • เวิลด์เทรดเซ็นเตอร์ (wern tâyrót sendter)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Turkish Dünya Ticaret Merkezi
  • Dünya Ticaret Merkezithe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Ukrainian Всесвітній торговий центр
  • Всесвітній торговий центр (Vsesvitnij torhovyj centr)the two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Urdu ورلڈ ٹریڈ سینٹر
  • ورلڈ ٹریڈ سینٹرthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Vietnamese Toà tháp đôi
  • Toà tháp đôithe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Welsh Canolfan Masnach y Byd
  • Canolfan Masnach y Bydthe two main buildings of the World Trade Center
Cite this entry
APA

Twin Towers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twin%20Towers

MLA

“Twin Towers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twin%20Towers. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Twin Towers,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twin%20Towers.

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