English dictionary
twinned
verbParts of speech
Definitions
verb
- (obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
- (obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
- (usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).
- To be paired or suited.
- To give birth to twins.
- To be born at the same birth.
adjective
- Produced at, or as if at, a single birth; united.
Example sentences
Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war.