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close-knit

[ klohs-nit ]

adjective

  1. tightly united, connected, or organized.


close-knit

/ ˌəʊˈɪ /

adjective

  1. closely united, esp by social ties
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of close-knit1

First recorded in 1925–30
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The stumbling block of any prospective partnership has been Beijing's close-knit relationship with Moscow and its economic support for Russia.

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“Miss Austen” is the first of three novels by Hornby that immerses readers in the lives of Jane and her close-knit family, which the author found “completely captivating.”

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The largest began in a close-knit community with low vaccination rates in Texas’ Gaines County, adjacent to New Mexico.

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An Ojai transplant himself, the actor is dedicated to preserving the integrity of the close-knit community while fostering its artistic growth.

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Jackson, a peaceful safe haven and home to a close-knit community, is destroyed by infected monsters while Joel, the only safe space and home Ellie has ever known, is killed by human monsters.

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