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.

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Hartford British  

/ ˈhɑːtfəd /

noun

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

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Hartford Cultural  

1. Capital of Connecticut.

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Center of the insurance industry.

Example Sentences

Yet gun manufacturing defined Hartford and much of Connecticut from the 19th century into the 20th, Murphy said, making for what he calls “a very strange psychology.”

From Washington Post

The bulk of the compensation would come from the Boy Scouts’ two largest insurers, Century Indemnity and The Hartford, which reached settlements calling for them to contribute $800 million and $787 million, respectively.

From Seattle Times

The bulk of the compensation fund would come from the Boy Scouts’ two largest insurers, Century Indemnity and The Hartford, which reached settlements calling for them to contribute $800 million and $787 million, respectively.

From Washington Times

Shortly before she entered high school, Ms. Flemister and her mother moved to a White suburb of Hartford where, Ms. Flemister recalled, they received threatening calls at night from neighbors who resented their presence.

From Washington Post

Winter weather advisories extend farther southward across New England, into Connecticut, and including cities like Hartford, Conn., and Boston.

From Washington Post