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close-knit

 
 
/ˌkləʊsˈnɪt/ adjective

Translation

A close-knit group of people is one in which everyone helps and supports each other.
birbirine sıkı skıya bağlı, kopmaz, ayrılmaz
a close-knit community 644
(Definition of close-knit adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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