Twin city
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Twin city or twin town may refer to:
- Twin cities (geographical proximity): two towns or cities that are geographically close to each other, and often referred to collectively
- Minneapolis-St. Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota, most commonly referred to as the Twin Cities.
- The Twin City, a nickname for the city of Winston-Salem in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
- Twin City, GeorgiaTwin City, GeorgiaTwin City is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,752.-History:Twin City gets its name from the combining of two adjacent cities: Graymont and Summit.-Geography:...
, taken as a proper name when two adjacent municipalities merged.
- Town twinningTown twinningTwin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
or sister cities: two distant cities or towns agree to partner each other, for various reasons. - Twin City (Bratislava)Twin City (Bratislava)Twin City is the name of the biggest multifunction building complex in Central Europe which is to start in Bratislava in 2011. Twin City is located on the border of the Old Town and Ružinov districts...
, name of the biggest multifunction building complex in Central EuropeCentral EuropeCentral Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
, under construction, in BratislavaBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
. - Twin TownTwin TownTwin Town is a 1997 revenge comedy film made and set in South West Wales. It was directed by Kevin Allen and had a working title of Hot Dog; a hot dog van features in a number of scenes in the film. It stars real-life brothers Rhys Ifans and Llŷr Ifans and also features Dougray Scott...
: 1997 comedy film - Cândido GodóiCândido GodóiCândido Godói is a municipality of 6,641 inhabitants in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil near the Argentinian border, famous for the high number of twins born there...
, a town in Brazil known for its unusually high twin population - Twinsburg, OhioTwinsburg, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 17,006 people, 6,641 households, and 4,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,366.7 people per square mile . There were 6,871 housing units at an average density of 552.2 per square mile...
, location of an annual twin convention