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Definitions for Connecticutkəˈnɛt ɪ kətcon·necti·cut

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Connecticut, Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CTnoun

   a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies

2. Connecticut, Connecticut Rivernoun

   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

3. Connecticutnoun

   one of the British colonies that formed the United States

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1. Connecticutnoun

   A Capital: Hartford.

2. Etymology: Said to be from Mohican () quinnitukqut "at the long tidal river," from *kwen- "long" (spelling due to confusion with connect) + *-ehtekw "tidal river" + *-enk "place."

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1. Connecticut

   Connecticut ( (listen)) is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Historically the state is part of New England as well as the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word "Connecticut" is derived from various anglicized spellings of "Quinnetuket”, a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river".Connecticut's first European settlers were Dutchmen who established a small, short-lived settlement called House of Hope in Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers. Half of Connecticut was initially claimed by the Dutch colony New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers, although the first major settlements were established in the 1630s by the English. Thomas Hooker led a band of followers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded the Connecticut Colony; other settlers from Massachusetts founded the Saybrook Colony and the New Haven Colony. The Connecticut and New Haven colonies established documents of Fundamental Orders, considered the first constitutions in America. In 1662, the three colonies were merged under a royal charter, making Connecticut a crown colony. Connecticut was one of the Thirteen Colonies which rejected British rule in the American Revolution. It was influential in the development of the federal government of the United States. Connecticut is the third smallest state by area, the 29th most populous, and the fourth most densely populated of the fifty states. It is known as the "Constitution State", the "Nutmeg State", the "Provisions State", and the "Land of Steady Habits". The Connecticut River, Thames River, and ports along Long Island Sound have given Connecticut a strong maritime tradition which continues today. The state also has a long history of hosting the financial services industry, including insurance companies in Hartford County and hedge funds in Fairfield County. As of the 2010 census, it has the highest per-capita income, second-highest level of human development behind Massachusetts, and highest median household income in the United States.

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1. connecticut

   Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the northeastern region of the country, part of the New England area. It is the third smallest state by area, but the fourth most densely populated. Connecticut has two nicknames. It is known as the "Constitution State" because it is believed the ideas for writing the U.S. Constitution were drawn from the state's first constitution, and the "Nutmeg State" for its early inhabitants' reputation as savvy traders. Connecticut is known for its high income, quality education system and is home to prestigious Yale University. Its capital is Hartford, and other major cities include New Haven, Stamford, and Bridgeport.

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1. Connecticut

   Connecticut is the southernmost U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and New York to the west and the south. Connecticut is named after the Connecticut River, a major U.S. river that approximately bisects the state. Its capital city is Hartford. Much of southern and western Connecticut is part of the New York metropolitan area; three of Connecticut's eight counties are statistically included in the New York City combined statistical area, the same area is widely referred to as the Tri-State area. Connecticut's center of population is in Cheshire, New Haven County, which is also located within the Tri-State area. Connecticut is the 3rd least extensive, the 29th most populous and 4th most densely populated of the 50 United States. Called the Constitution State, Nutmeg State, and "The Land of Steady Habits", Connecticut was influential in the development of the federal government of the United States. Connecticut's first European settlers were Dutch and established a small, short-lived settlement in present-day Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut rivers, called Huys de Goede Hoop. Initially, half of Connecticut was a part of the Dutch colony, New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware rivers.

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1. Connecticut

   southernmost of the New England States, is washed by Long Island Sound, has New York on the W., Rhode Island on the E., and Massachusetts on the N. It is the third smallest State, rocky and uneven in surface, unfertile except in the Connecticut River valley. Streams abound, and supply motive-power for very extensive manufactures of clocks, hardware, india-rubber goods, smallwares, textiles, and firearms. There are iron-mines in the NW., stone-quarries, lead, copper, and cobalt mines. Climate is healthy, changeable, and in winter severe. Education is excellently provided for. Yale University, at New Haven, is thoroughly equipped; there are several divinity schools, Trinity College at Hartford, and the Wesleyan University at Middleton. The capital is Hartford (53); New Haven (81) is the largest town and chief port. The original colony was a democratic secession from Massachusetts in 1634. The constitution of 1639 was the first written democratic constitution on record. Its present constitution as a State dates from 1818.

2. Connecticut

   a river in the United States which rises on the confines of Canada, and, after a course of 450 m., falls into the Atlantic at Long Island.

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1. connecticut

   One of the original States of the American Confederation, and the most southwestern of the New England States. The country was early explored by the Dutch, but the first permanent settlements were made by English emigrants in 1634. In 1637 the settlers were much annoyed by Indians, who were shortly afterwards subdued, however, in engagements at Mystic and Fairfield, and never after gave any serious trouble. The State took an active part in the cause of American independence, and also in the late war for the Union, and throughout both these eventful contests she sustained eminent distinction as well for the wisdom of her statesmen as for the bravery and patriotism of her soldiers.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Connecticut

   From the Indian Quinnitukut, “country of the long river.”

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Connecticut in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Connecticut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Connecticut in a Sentence

1. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   The one thing you always have to remember is majorities are not given – they’re earned, we never take anything for granted, but I feel good because of the quality of the candidates we have running from Rhode Island to New Hampshire to Connecticut to Oregon to Washington to Arizona to California.

2. Dannel Malloy:

   In moments of trial and tribulation, some people will lead in the wrong direction, hopefully some people will lead in the right direction and that's what we're trying to do in Connecticut.

3. One Boston sales representative:

   I was responsible for opening up the New York market from my home in Connecticut, so I was gone three to four days a week, leaving my two little boys — one just a newborn — back home, at night on the phone my wife would say, ‘The baby gave a big smile today,’ or my other little boy would master a new skill, and I would just feel an indescribable ache inside. What was I doing, working so hard and missing these incredible moments?

4. The American:

   There's definitely a lot of pressure... I would like to win the Connecticut Open in order, probably more than anyone else, whether I do or not, I'm going to try win it this year or next year and just keep going for that. So, it's not the end of the world.

5. Chris Kukk:

   Unaffiliated voters outnumber Republican and Democratic voters in Connecticut, and those are the voters that swing elections in a year when Trump is very unpopular and Malloy is very unpopular.

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1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Connecticut
2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Connecticut
3. ^ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut
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5. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Connecticut
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopediahttps://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Connecticut
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteerhttps://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Etymology and Originshttps://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Connecticut
9. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Connecticut

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• ConnecticutGerman
• connecticutGreek
• ConnecticutSpanish
• کانکتیکاتPersian
• ConnecticutFrench
• ConnecticutLatin
• connecticutNorwegian
• connecticutPortuguese

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