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

Projects already in development have been in limbo; the administration temporarily halted construction at one site in New York in April and another off the coast of Connecticut in August.

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Projects already in development have been in limbo; the administration temporarily halted construction at one site in New York in April and another off the coast of Connecticut in August.

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The five wind farms now on pause are being constructed off the coast of New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

From BBC

They are ranked fourth in both the Associated Press and coaches polls behind Connecticut, Texas and South Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s already filed lawsuits in Michigan, Illinois and Connecticut to prevent them from “unlawfully” applying state gambling laws to ban companies from offering event contracts.

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