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gemellaggio

twinning

noun jeh-mel-LAHJ-joh Rare

Origin: Borrowed from French jumelage (twinning), from jumeau (twin).

Also means

twin-town partnership

Usage Note

Gemellaggio refers to a formal partnership between two towns, institutions, or organisations, typically across different countries — the Italian equivalent of 'town twinning.' The verb is gemellare and the adjective gemellato: città gemellata (twin town). The word entered Italian from French and retains the 'gg' spelling to represent the French '-age' sound in Italian phonology.

Examples

"Il comune ha stretto un gemellaggio con una città francese."

Natural Translation

The municipality forged a twinning with a French city.

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