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Hartford

American  
[hahrt-ferd] / ˈhɑrt fərd /

noun

  1. (George) Huntington, 2nd, 1911–2008, U.S. businessman and patron of the arts.

  2. a port in and the capital of Connecticut, in the central part, on the Connecticut River.


Hartford British  
/ ˈhɑːtfəd /

noun

  1. a port in central Connecticut, on the Connecticut River: the state capital. Pop: 124 387 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Hartford Cultural  
  1. Capital of Connecticut.


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Center of the insurance industry.

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“The supply, structurally, should keep yields elevated,” said Joe Boyle, head of asset-class specialists at Hartford Funds.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Hundreds of knitted teddy bears, lambs, dogs and rabbits have been placed in Hartford, Cheshire, for children, with just a gift tag signed from an elusive "Granny H".

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

“I do think you have places to hide in 2026,” says Joe Boyle, head of asset class specialists at Hartford Funds.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

A 28-year-old native of New Milford, Conn., Olson played five years of college baseball at Hartford and Stetson, batting .273 with 171 hits, 62 RBIs and five home runs in 183 games.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Of the detachment of twenty, only eight had come back to Hartford.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

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