Quoting%20commentary for Megillah 4:19

בשלמא לתנא דידן היינו דכתיב (אסתר ט, כח) מדינה ומדינה ועיר ועיר מדינה ומדינה לחלק בין מוקפין חומה מימות יהושע בן נון למוקפת חומה מימות אחשורוש

We can understand according to the view of our Tanna, for that is why it is written, “city and city, town and town” (Esther 9:28) “city and city” to distinguish between those which were walled in the days of Joshua son of Nun and those which were walled in the days of Ahashverosh; “town and town” likewise to distinguish between Shushan and other towns.

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