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Connecticut

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Connecticut

1
n
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
2
n
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
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Connecticut
1

n a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies

Synonyms:
CT, Constitution State, Nutmeg State
Example of:
American state
one of the 50 states of the United States

n one of the British colonies that formed the United States

Example of:
Colony
one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
2

n 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

Synonyms:
Connecticut River
Example of:
river
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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