German word

Partnerstadt

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈpaʁtnɐˌʃtat/

Meaning

  • feminine nounsister city

Example

Unsere Partnerstadt liegt in Frankreich.

Our sister city is in France.

Illustration for Partnerstadt (sister city)

More examples

Delegationen aus unserer Partnerstadt nehmen am Stadtfest teil.

Delegations from our sister city are taking part in the city festival.

Core concept

A city named by a municipality as its official counterpart for organized exchanges and joint projects.

Common phrases

  • in die Partnerstadt reisen

    travel to the sister city

  • eine Partnerschaft mit der Partnerstadt schließen

    establish a partnership with the sister city

  • die Partnerstadt offiziell empfangen

    officially welcome the sister city

Similar words

Schwesterstadt: A city connected to another through an official sister-city arrangement.
Städtepartnerschaft: A formal relationship through which cities cooperate and exchange with each other.

Definition in German

Partnerstadt bezeichnet eine Stadt, mit der eine Kommune eine formelle Städtepartnerschaft unterhält und für Austauschprojekte zusammenarbeitet.

Word origin

Partnerstadt combines the borrowed German noun Partner with the native noun Stadt, with Stadt identifying the kind of place involved.

Usage tips

  • Partnerstadt is feminine, so the article is die and the phrase uses forms such as mit unserer Partnerstadt in the dative.

Other meanings

  • twin citynoun
  • partner citynoun

Related words

  • Partnerstadtprogrammsister city programnoun

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