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English > 3 senses of the word Connecticut:
NOUNlocationConnecticut, Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CT, Ct.a New England state
objectConnecticut, Connecticut Rivera river in the northeastern United States
locationConnecticutone of the British colonies that formed the United States
Connecticut > pronunciation
Soundskahneh'tahkaht
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > Connecticut: 3 senses > noun 1, location
MeaningA New England state; one of the original 13 colonies.
SynonymsNutmeg State, Constitution State, CT, Ct.
Instance ofAmerican stateOne of the 50 states of the United States
Part ofNew EnglandA region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
PartsBridgeportA port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
FarmingtonA residential town in central Connecticut
Hartford, capital of ConnecticutThe state capital of Connecticut
Housatonic, Housatonic RiverA river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
Long Island SoundA sound between Long Island and Connecticut
New HavenA city in southwestern Connecticut
New LondonA town in southeastern Connecticut near Long Island Sound
Taconic MountainsA range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont
WaterburyA city in west central Connecticut
SpanishConnecticut
CatalanConnecticut
English > Connecticut: 3 senses > noun 2, object
MeaningA 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.
SynonymConnecticut River
Instance ofriverA large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek)
Part ofUnited States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
English > Connecticut: 3 senses > noun 3, location
MeaningOne of the British colonies that formed the United States.
Instance ofColonyOne of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
SpanishConnecticut, Conneticut

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