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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In November 2025, the latest month for which data are available, home prices grew the most in New Haven, Conn., Syracuse, N.Y., and Scranton, Pa., according to a report by Intercontinental Exchange.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

In the spring of 1943, the newly commissioned Capt. Glenn Miller was stationed in New Haven, Conn., where he was assembling what would become his last great band, the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Last fall, “YaleNews,” the university’s press arm, published an article about Yale’s relationship with the town of New Haven, Connecticut.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

The next most overvalued markets are Cleveland; New Haven, Conn.; Akron, Ohio; and Worcester, Mass. — all cities in the Midwest or the Northeast.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

Such rapid advancement cut against the grain in New Haven.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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