connecticut

Definition of Connecticut in English :

Noun

1. connecticut, constitution state, ct, nutmeg state

a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies

a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound

connecticut river

3. connecticut

one of the British colonies that formed the United States

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Connecticut

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noun

1.

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)

. Abbreviation: Conn. or ()in with zip code CT

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

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1.

New England state of the U.S.: one of the 13 original states; 4,845 sq mi (12,548 sq km); pop. 3,406,000; cap. Hartford

abbrev. CT or Conn

2.

river in NE U.S., flowing from N N.H. across Mass. & Conn. into Long Island Sound: 407 mi (655 km)

Connecticut

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Abbr. CT or Conn. or Ct.

A state of the northeast United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies, it was visited by Dutch navigators after 1614, and in 1635 colonists from Massachusetts Bay began to settle in the Connecticut River valley. In 1639 the colony adopted the Fundamental Orders, a constitution based on the consent of the governed. Connecticut ratified the United States Constitution in 1788. Hartford is the capital and Bridgeport the largest city.

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