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.

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Connecticut

A Connecticut jury separately ordered Jones to pay nearly $1 billion to families of eight victims and an FBI agent who responded to the shooting.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

We conducted background calls with engineers and former employees and secured access to shoot at Voltarc’s Connecticut facility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Their idea soon developed from a local station showing Connecticut sports to state residents to a larger 24-hour national sports network.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The combination of high tax rates and home values meant that the average tax bill for homeowners in the Garden State was about $10,500; in Connecticut, it was about $8,900.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

The men of the Connecticut 5th were ordered to help guard the Gowanus Heights.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis