"sticks in a bundle are unbreakable" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. A group of cooperating people can succeed in a situation where an individual person cannot. Synonyms: a stick in a bundle is unbreakable, a stick in a bundle can't be broken, sticks in a bundle can't be broken, you can't break a stick in a bundle, you can't break sticks in a bundle Related terms: there is strength in numbers, united we stand, divided we fall, unity is strength, fasces
    Sense id: en-sticks_in_a_bundle_are_unbreakable-en-proverb-5Z9LM93H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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