Connecticut

[kuh-net-i-kuht]

noun

1. a state in the northeastern United States. 5,009 sq. mi. (12,975 sq. km). Hartford. CT (for use with zip code), Conn., Ct.

2. a river flowing south from northern New Hampshire along the boundary between New Hampshire and Vermont and then through Massachusetts and Connecticut into Long Island Sound. 407 miles (655 km) long.

Connecticut

/ kəˈnɛtɪkət /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Conn..  CT. 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)

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

1. State in the northeastern United States; southernmost of the New England states, bordered by Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and New York to the west. Its capital is Hartford, and its largest city is Bridgeport.

One of the thirteen colonies.

Example Sentences

Following the Sky’s 88-64 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night, Reese was asked by a reporter about the frustration she seemed to express in the article, which was published earlier that day.

From Los Angeles Times

Last year he posted a video on Instagram after he was in a bicycle accident in Connecticut.

From Los Angeles Times

Kolding, a documentary filmmaker, was born in Denmark but spent his teens in Connecticut, where his parents commuted to jobs in New York City.

From Los Angeles Times

Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham doesn’t believe a dirty play led to her season-ending knee injury, and she wants everyone to stop accusing Connecticut Sun guard Bria Hartley of intentionally hurting her.

From Los Angeles Times

“We’re talking about girls in Greenwich, Connecticut, coming to these shows,” the exec says.

From Los Angeles Times