Connecticut

Con-nect-i-cut · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A state in the northeastern United States, one of the original thirteen colonies.

  2. 2.

    A river flowing from northern New Hampshire through Massachusetts and Connecticut to Long Island Sound.

Related words

See also: Hartford, New England

Etymology

From Algonquian Quinnehtukqut, meaning "beside the long tidal river" or "long river place," referring to the Connecticut River.