Meanings
nounsister city (plural sister cities)
plural sister cities
- A foreign city with which a city has a declared relationship of cordiality.
Near-synonym: twin town
1 more example
Placetown and Machinville are sister cities in England and France.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA foreign city with which a city has a declared relationship of cordiality.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 友好城市, 姐妹城市
- 友好城市 (yǒuhǎo chéngshì)city in a relationship of cordiality
- 姐妹城市 (jiěmèi chéngshì)city in a relationship of cordiality
- 姊妹城市 (zǐmèi chéngshì)city in a relationship of cordiality
- 姐妹市 (jiěmèishì)city in a relationship of cordiality
- 姊妹市 (zǐmèishì)city in a relationship of cordiality
- 姐妹城 (jiěmèichéng)city in a relationship of cordiality
- 姊妹城 (zǐmèichéng)city in a relationship of cordiality
- 兄弟市 (xiōngdìshì)city in a relationship of cordiality
Danish venskabsby
- venskabsbycity in a relationship of cordiality
Esperanto ĝemelurbo
- ĝemelurbocity in a relationship of cordiality
Estonian sõpruslinn
- sõpruslinncity in a relationship of cordiality
Finnish ystävyyskaupunki
- ystävyyskaupunkicity in a relationship of cordiality
French ville jumelée
- ville jumeléecity in a relationship of cordiality
German Partnerstadt
- Partnerstadtcity in a relationship of cordiality
Hungarian testvérváros
- testvérvároscity in a relationship of cordiality
Icelandic vinabær
- vinabærcity in a relationship of cordiality
Japanese 姉妹都市
- 姉妹都市 (shimai-toshi)city in a relationship of cordiality
Korean 자매도시, 친선도시
- 자매도시 (jamaedosi)city in a relationship of cordiality
- 친선도시 (chinseondosi)city in a relationship of cordiality
Portuguese cidade irmã
- cidade irmãcity in a relationship of cordiality
Russian го́род-побрати́м
- го́род-побрати́м (górod-pobratím)city in a relationship of cordiality
Spanish ciudad hermana
- ciudad hermanacity in a relationship of cordiality
Swedish vänort
- vänortcity in a relationship of cordiality
Cite this entry
APA
sister city. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sister%20city
MLA
“sister city.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sister%20city. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sister city,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sister%20city.
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