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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The saga offers a glimpse of a Connecticut far removed from the hedge-fund wealth and old-money hamlets for which the “Land of Steady Habits” is often known.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In October 2011, Crystal Kelley signed a contract to bear a baby for a couple in Connecticut, where she also lived.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

You talk in the book about escaping the suburbs of Connecticut to come to New York and establish yourself there in as a young man in 1975.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were hit by flash flooding leading to water rescues, stranded motorists and half-marathon runners struggling through waist-deep flood waters.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

My mom and I had just moved all the way from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, over here in Connecticut.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea