co‧he‧sive /kəʊˈhiːsɪv $ koʊ-/ 
 adjective1.  connected or related in a reasonable way to form a whole: 
 a cohesive community2.
 a cohesive community2.  uniting people or things: 
 Historically, sport has been a cohesive force in international relations.—cohesively adverb—cohesiveness noun [uncountable]
 Historically, sport has been a cohesive force in international relations.—cohesively adverb—cohesiveness noun [uncountable]  [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲