TWINCITIES
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres that are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time, losing most of their mutual buffer zone. The term Twin Cities in the United States refers specifically to the cities Minneapolis and Saint Paul which are in the midwestern state of Minnesota.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Twin cities (geographical proximity)
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