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Groton

American  
[grot-n] / ˈgrɒt n /

noun

  1. a city in SE Connecticut.


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Piney Woods will never be mistaken for Phillips Exeter or Groton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Other raw milk drinkers, such as Peg Coleman, a medical microbiologist who runs Coleman Scientific Consulting, a Groton, N.Y.-based food safety consulting company, claimed the government’s warnings have no basis in reality.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024

Reports and photos emerged late Friday morning showing thick clouds of smoke and flames shooting out over the Gold Star Memorial Bridge, which connects the coastal Connecticut cities of Groton and New London.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023

The blaze occurred on the Gold Star Bridge in Groton.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2023

The children, two boys, were entered on the books at Groton when they were infants.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck