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Connecticut definition

Con·nect·i·cut (kə net′ə kət)

  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)

Etymology: < Algonquin (Mahican), lit., place of the long river

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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