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tight-knit neighbourhood
UK/ˌtaɪtˈnɪt ˈneɪbəhʊd/US/ˌtaɪtˈnɪt ˈneɪbərˌhʊd/tight·NIT · NEIGH·bour·hood
a community where people know one another and support each other
Examples
“I grew up in a tight-knit neighbourhood where neighbours always helped each other.”
“Living in a tight-knit neighbourhood made me feel safe as a child.”
“In the exam I said my hometown had a tight-knit neighbourhood with lots of local festivals.”
Band 8 sentence
“I grew up in a tight‑knit neighbourhood where everyone looked out for one another.”
Collocations
- live in a tight-knit neighbourhood
- come from a tight-knit neighbourhood
Word family
Common mistakes
tight knited neighborhood→tight-knit neighbourhood
a tight knit neighbourhood→a tight-knit neighbourhood
Say it for a higher band
5friendly neighbours→6close community→7+tight-knit neighbourhood
Synonyms
close-knit locality
Easily confused
close-knit family
“My family is close-knit; we celebrate festivals together every year.”
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