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.

---

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)

---

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.

---

Discover More

One of the thirteen colonies.

Example Sentences

New details were announced at a news conference fronted by former world number one golfer Tiger Woods, before this week's Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

To do this, the state automatically contributes $3,200 for each child born in Connecticut whose birth is covered by Husky Health, the state’s Medicaid program.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

Eight other states, including California, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island, have since passed similar legislation.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

I grew up in Weathersfield, Connecticut, just north of here, and I was so proud to be from a place that felt connected, a place that felt unique.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

These were not hills like they’d found in Connecticut, not high, sharp hills.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt