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

Bull was set to begin an around-the-world trip with a friend in Wilton, Connecticut.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Before long, Connecticut was testing his dandy idea on a few miles of the Merritt Parkway between Greenwich and Stamford.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

She was previously the head coach of the Connecticut Sun — where she coached Thomas — before being hired by the Fever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Later that year, Bannon was arrested on Guo's yacht in Connecticut.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

At his urging, Silas Deane, a Connecticut delegate to the Continental Congress, was sent to Paris in 1776 by the Committee of Secret Correspondence.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen