From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishclose-knitclose-knit /ˌkləʊs ˈnɪt◂ $ ˌkloʊs-/ (also closely-knit) adjective FRIENDLYa close-knit group of people is one in which everyone knows each other well and gives each other support when they need it a close-knit community
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close-knit• Various versions have been related by the locals of this close-knit and defensive community.• The emphasis was on self-reliance, with the children free to work out their own solutions without a close-knit family environment.• New York is now home to Kissin and his close-knit family, which includes his first and only teacher, Anna Kantor.• Jess is a quiet, intense kid from a large, close-knit farm family in Washington.• The areas where neighbours would keep an eye on things were Wester Ross and Speyside, both close-knit farming communities.• This might be because Dickens is trying to tell us that society should be close-knit one and not isolated into different units.• a close-knit team• We have a talented, close-knit team.close-knit community• It's also the first time that outsiders have been allowed into their close-knit community.• Probably, in a close-knit community the negative response of this family has influenced the uptake of the test.• It was a close-knit community with no ambition to expand its interests and activities. 