Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

twin

3 verb
     
twin3 past tense and past participle twinned, present participle twinning [transitive usually passive]
1 British English to form a relationship between two similar towns in different countries in order to encourage visits between them
twin something with something
Chichester in England is twinned with Chartres in France.
2 to form a relationship between two places, people, or ideas
twin something with something
Dole has been twinned in the history books with his old rival Bush.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary