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Bridgeport
(brij′pôrt′)
seaport in SW Conn., on Long Island Sound: pop. 140,000
Origin: for the bridge across the Pequonnock River there
See Bridgeport in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of southwest Connecticut on Long Island Sound southwest of New Haven. Settled in 1639, it grew as a fishing community and is today the leading industrial center of the state. Population: 138,000.
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