New Haven

American

noun

a seaport in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.

New Haven British

noun

an industrial city and port in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound: settled in 1638 by English Puritans, who established it as a colony in 1643; seat of Yale University (1701). Pop: 124 512 (2003 est)

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New Haven Cultural

City in southern Connecticut.

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Location of Yale University.

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Everyone was excited to see Bruce Springsteen, even if we were roughly a million miles away from the stage in the upper reaches of the New Haven Coliseum.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Cloverleaf Bio, a New Haven, Conn.-headquartered startup developing engineered tRNA-based therapeutics for cancer, was seeded with a $33 million investment led by 4BIO Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

When the time came to get an education, he skipped College Station for stints in New Haven and Cambridge.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

That includes his appearance at the New Haven fest on Thursday, according to the social media statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

After his first visit, she went back to New Haven with him.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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