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We just weren't a family that gathered around the TV. I grew up in a town where everyone was outside all the time. I was mostly in Connecticut; I spent a lot of time in Tennessee in the summers, but I was in Stamford, Connecticut.
Christopher Abbott

Meaning of "Connecticut" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONNECTICUT

Connecticut  [kəˈnɛtɪkət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONNECTICUT

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Connecticut is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONNECTICUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Connecticut

Connecticut

Richard Blumenthal Chris Murphy U.S. House delegation 5 Democrats Time zone Eastern: UTC −5/−4 Abbreviations CT, Conn. US-CT Website www.ct.gov Connecticut is the southernmost state in the northeastern region of the United States known as New England. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital city is Hartford. The state is named after the Connecticut River, a major U.S. river that approximately bisects the state. The word is derived from various anglicized spellings of an Algonquian word for "long tidal river". Connecticut is the third smallest state by area, the 29th most populous and the fourth most densely populated of the 50 United States. Called the Constitution State, Nutmeg State, and "The Land of Steady Habits", it was influential in the development of the federal government of the United States.

Definition of Connecticut in the English dictionary

The definition of Connecticut in the dictionary is a state of the northeastern US, in New England. Capital: Hartford. Pop: 3 483 372. Area: 12 973 sq km Abbreviation: Conn., CT. Other definition of Connecticut is a river in the northeastern US, rising in N New Hampshire and flowing south to Long Island Sound. Length: 651 km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONNECTICUT


applicate
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clericate
ˈklerɪkət
metasilicate
ˌmɛtəˈsɪlɪkət
orthosilicate
ˌɔːθəʊˈsɪlɪkət
photoduplicate
ˌfəʊtəʊˈdjuːplɪkət
septuplicate
sɛpˈtjuːplɪkət
sesquiplicate
sesˈkwɪplɪkət
Sickert
ˈsɪkət
subduplicate
sʌbˈdjuːplɪkət
subtriplicate
sʌbˈtrɪplɪkət
supplicat
ˈsʌplɪkət
unsophisticate
ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪkət
X-certificate
ˌɛkssəˈtɪfɪkət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONNECTICUT

Connell
Connemara
Connery

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONNECTICUT

anicut
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Calicut
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cut
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haircut
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miss the cut
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short cut
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uncut
undercut
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Synonyms and antonyms of Connecticut in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Connecticut» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONNECTICUT

Find out the translation of Connecticut to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Connecticut from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Connecticut» in English.

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康涅狄格州
1,325 millions of speakers

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Connecticut
570 millions of speakers

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Connecticut
510 millions of speakers

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कनेक्टिकट
380 millions of speakers
ar

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كونيتيكت
280 millions of speakers

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Коннектикут
278 millions of speakers

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Connecticut
270 millions of speakers

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কানেকটিকাট
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Connecticut
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Connecticut
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Connecticut
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コネチカット
130 millions of speakers

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코네티컷
85 millions of speakers

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Inggris
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Connecticut
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கனெக்டிகட்
75 millions of speakers

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कनेक्टिकट
75 millions of speakers

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Connecticut
70 millions of speakers

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Connecticut
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Connecticut
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Коннектикут
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Connecticut
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Κονέκτικατ
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Connecticut
14 millions of speakers
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Connecticut
10 millions of speakers
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Connecticut
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Trends of use of Connecticut

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONNECTICUT»

The term «Connecticut» is very widely used and occupies the 6.656 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONNECTICUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Connecticut

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10 QUOTES WITH «CONNECTICUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Connecticut.
1
Christopher Abbott
We just weren't a family that gathered around the TV. I grew up in a town where everyone was outside all the time. I was mostly in Connecticut; I spent a lot of time in Tennessee in the summers, but I was in Stamford, Connecticut.
2
Christopher Abbott
I went to college in Connecticut, which was when I still lived at home. I worked at a video store, a wine store, and did odd jobs here and there like landscaping.
3
William Atherton
I'm a farm boy from Connecticut, and I adopted urban life.
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Natalie Babbitt
Right after graduation, I married Samuel Fisher Babbitt, an academic administrator. I spent the next ten years in Connecticut, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., raising our children, Christopher, Tom, and Lucy.
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Spencer Bachus
In fact, a University of Connecticut study showed that as many as three in four pre-teens and teens who are exposed to Internet gambling become addicted.
6
Christine Baranski
I'm a nice, happily married wife and mom and I live in Connecticut.
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Linwood Barclay
I was born in Darien, Connecticut, but in 1959, when I was four, my parents moved to the suburbs of Toronto. Then, in the late 1960s, they bought a cottage in a resort/trailer park in the Kawarthas region of Ontario, and we moved up there. I wrote a book about it in 2000 called 'Last Resort: Coming of Age in Cottage Country.'
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Michael Bergin
My father was a sergeant with the Connecticut state police. My mother was a hairstylist.
9
Candace Bushnell
Well I actually do have a country house in Connecticut with a population of 3,000. Like, how small is that? I spend a lot of time there - I write up there. So I kind of have the best of both worlds and I love going up there.
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Candace Bushnell
I have a house in the Connecticut countryside where you'll always find me, summer or winter.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONNECTICUT»

Discover the use of Connecticut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Connecticut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut
This remarkable work contains the genealogical records of over 950 families of early Hartford, Connecticut.
Lucius Barnes Barbour, 1977
2
Connecticut
An introduction to the land, history, people, economy, and environment of Connecticut.
Amy Gelman, 2002
3
The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
This present series, under the general editorship of Lorraine Cook White, is a town-by-town transcription of Barbour's celebrated collection.
General Ed White, Lorraine Cook White, 2009
4
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Yankee mechanic, knocked out in a fight, awakens at Camelot in A.D. 528.
Mark Twain, 1889
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The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval ...
This is the standard work on the subject, and it is literally crammed with genealogies of the 17th-century pioneers of the county, most of whom were of Dutch, or, to a lesser extent, British, origin.
‎1889
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Connecticut Trivia
This book is the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the Constitution State.
Frank Abate, 2001
7
The Devil in Connecticut
Here Amityville demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren reveal the facts the courts refused to hear. Judge for yourself why "The Devil in Connecticut" is considered to be one of the worst cases of possession in the twentieth century.
Gerald Brittle, 2006
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History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, ...
RICHARD SWAN, the emigrant ancestor and progenitor of the Swan family of Connecticut and Rhode Island, appears first on this side of the Atlantic Ocean in Boston, Mass., where he joined the church Jan. 6, 1639, and had one child, John,  ...
Richard Anson Wheeler, 2009
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Early Families of Wallingford, Connecticut
Excerpted from Davis' History of Wallingford, Conn., this work treats some seventy early Wallingford families.
Charles Henry Stanley Davis, 1979
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Connecticut Baseball: The Best of the Nutmeg State
As former Commissioner of Baseball Fay Vincent notes in his foreword, Don Harrison has lovingly assembled the best selections from a lifetime spent covering Connecticut's corner of the game.
Don Harrison, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONNECTICUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Connecticut is used in the context of the following news items.
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Missing Middletown Baby's Body Found In Connecticut River
Police are searching the Connecticut River for 7-month-old Aaden Moreno who plunged into the water when his father jumped from the Arrigoni ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
2
Storms Possible Wednesday
Uncertainty exists on Thursday, when the cold front will be stalled to the south and east of Connecticut. A little wave of low pressure develops ... «NBC Connecticut, Jul 15»
3
Connecticut and New Jersey – similar problems, different solutions
Both New Jersey and Connecticut have significantly underfunded plans ... Interestingly, both Connecticut and New Jersey are high-tax states, ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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Several area players advance to Connecticut Junior Amateur …
After two match play rounds, eight players remain in the 74th Connecticut Junior Amateur. And among the elite eight, five are competitors from ... «Greenwich Time, Jul 15»
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Connecticut: 10th Worst State to Make a Living, New Report Says
According to MoneyRates.com which just compiled “The Best and Worst States to Make a Living 2015” has concluded Connecticut is the 10th ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Appeals court upholds ruling in Connecticut food stamp case
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A federal appeals court says people applying for food stamps in Connecticut have the right to sue the state over ... «WTNH Connecticut News, Jul 15»
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Iberdrola to file new takeover plan for UIL in Connecticut
The energy companies said in a letter to Connecticut's utilities regulator, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that they would ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
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Every day is Dependence Day in Connecticut
connecticut-ryan-and-fisher John J. Ryan, a former Republican state representative, and Joshua Fisher, a Hersam Acorn editor, share their ... «New Canaan Advertiser, Jul 15»
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$30M in housing funds headed for Connecticut towns, including …
HARTFORD >> The Green Haven Rocky Corner co-housing project in Bethany, the first of its kind in Connecticut, has been awarded the $2.6 ... «New Haven Register, Jul 15»
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Amy Parmenter Leaving NBC Connecticut
Amy Parmenter has announced she is leaving her position as a reporter at WVIT-TV NBC 30 (NBC Connecticut) in Hartford. "This was one and ... «New England One, Jul 15»

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