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comparative closer-knit or more close-knit, superlative closest-knit or most close-knit
(of a group) Closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond. quotations examples
He looked rather to a close-knit company of brethren and sisters, knit so close that he could call it a family or a brotherhood, eager that God's kingdom should come.
1860, Edward Everett Hale, The Elements of Christian Doctrine
The close-knit ethnic enclave also provides a stable environment where the dialect is commonly used. Therefore, if an ethnic community is close-knit the ethnic mother tongue is more likely to be retained under consensual pressure of its members to maintain linguistic separateness.
1993, Ana Roca, John M. Lipski, Spanish in the United States