ties

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the friendly feelings that people have for other people, or special connections with places:

family ties Family ties are weaker if you move a long way away.

ties with I no longer feel any ties with my home town.

diplomatic ties He urged governments worldwide to break diplomatic ties with the new regime.

close ties Democrats have always had close ties to the entertainment industry.

Eventually, he reached the decision that it would be better to sever all ties with the club.

The two countries will be discussing ways to forge closer trade ties.