English noun: Connecticut |
1. | Connecticut (location) a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies |
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| Synonyms | Constitution State, CT, Nutmeg State |
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| Instance hypernym | American state |
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| Part holonym | Bridgeport, capital of Connecticut, Farmington, Hartford, Housatonic, Housatonic River, Long Island Sound, New Haven, New London, Taconic Mountains, Waterbury |
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| Part meronym | America, New England, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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2. | Connecticut (object) 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 |
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| Synonyms | Connecticut River |
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| Instance hypernym | river |
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| Part meronym | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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3. | Connecticut (location) one of the British colonies that formed the United States |
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| Instance hypernym | Colony |
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