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Quad-Cities

 Jim Pernikoff kindly emailed me this explanation:
As for the Quad-Cities, the only one I know of is the metro area consisting of Bettendorff and Davenport, Iowa and Moline and Rock Island, Illinois. None of the four predominate, though Davenport is by some degree the largest of the group.

Tri-Cities

 Jim Pernikoff explains:
There are probably a number of "Tri-Cities" but the two I hear of the most are in Tennessee (Bristol/Kingsport/Johnson City) and Washington State (Richland/Kennewick/Pasco). There may be others.
Zoae N Scharold was good enough to send me the following:
I am a resident from the Tri-Cities in Washington State. I would like to inform you that the Tri-Cities consist of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland WA. They are three separate cities with their own mayors and city halls.
Another set of Tri-Cities are Florence, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia in Alabama.

Tri-State Regions

 A tri-state region is any area where three states meet, especially when one or more towns and cities lie nearby.

Jim Pernikoff adds this comment:

I should point out that there are a number of "Tri-State Regions" depending on where you are. In New York City, it is the region where Connecticut, New Jersey and New York State meet, while in Philadelphia it is where Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania meet, and in Mobile it is that part of Alabama which lies between Florida and Mississippi; there are undoubtedly others.
By the way, I have never heard the Four Corners referred to as the Quad-State Region.

Triple Cities

 Binghamton, Endicott and Johnson City, New York State are known as the Triple Cities. However, their local airport is called the Tri-Cities Airport.

Twin Cities

 Minneapolis and St Paul, Minnesota are known as the Twin Cities because of their close proximity to one another.

Other pairs of twin cities include:

Twin Ports

 Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin are sometimes referred to as the Twin Ports.
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