Connecticut

American  

[kuh-net-i-kuht] / kəˈnɛt ɪ kət /

noun

1. a state in the northeastern United States. 5,009 sq. mi. (12,975 sq. km). Hartford. CT (for use with zip code), Conn., Ct.

2. a river flowing south from northern New Hampshire along the boundary between New Hampshire and Vermont and then through Massachusetts and Connecticut into Long Island Sound. 407 miles (655 km) long.

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Connecticut British  

/ kəˈnɛtɪkət /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Conn..   CT.  a state of the northeastern US, in New England. Capital: Hartford. Pop: 3 483 372 (2003 est). Area: 12 973 sq km (5009 sq miles)

2. a river in the northeastern US, rising in N New Hampshire and flowing south to Long Island Sound. Length: 651 km (407 miles)

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Connecticut Cultural  

1. State in the northeastern United States; southernmost of the New England states, bordered by Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and New York to the west. Its capital is Hartford, and its largest city is Bridgeport.

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One of the thirteen colonies.

Example Sentences

Exceptions with the most flexible rules include New York and Connecticut; because insurers must take all comers, policies in these states are more expensive.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Aneesah Morrow finishes with 17 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Connecticut Sun to an 84-81 with over the Sparks to end a three-game slide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

But this gun had not been sold by a Connecticut store.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Hedge-fund billionaire Ray Dalio and his wife Barbara have pledged approximately $75 million for Connecticut children.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

According to one nurse in Connecticut, a woman she was caring for "suffered a heart attack, while one of her little boys became hysterical and another began to vomit."

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow