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English noun: Connecticut

1. Connecticut (location) a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies


SynonymsConstitution State, CT, Nutmeg State


Instance hypernymAmerican state


Part holonymBridgeport, capital of Connecticut, Farmington, Hartford, Housatonic, Housatonic River, Long Island Sound, New Haven, New London, Taconic Mountains, Waterbury


Part meronymAmerica, New England, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

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


SynonymsConnecticut River


Instance hypernymriver


Part meronymAmerica, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

3. Connecticut (location) one of the British colonies that formed the United States


Instance hypernymColony









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