Connecticut

[kuh-net-i-kuht]

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

/ 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

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.

One of the thirteen colonies.

Example Sentences

Emily Burr, a 26-year-old Connecticut resident, said she couldn’t use her new card in some local stores or to pay certain monthly subscriptions.

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Other states—including Connecticut, Washington, Maryland and Rhode Island—have also proposed or implemented tax increases targeting affluent residents.

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Or is that person already packing his bags for Connecticut or Florida?

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He was sailing off the coast of Connecticut one Friday afternoon when he heard from attorneys who requested an emergency hearing.

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Park worked in AIG FP’s Connecticut office and sat close enough to the credit default swap traders to have a general idea of what they were up to.

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