Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛtɪkət/
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1a state in the north-eastern US, on the Atlantic coast; capital, Hartford; population 3,501,252 (est. 2008). It was one of the original thirteen states of the Union and ratified the draft US Constitution in 1788.
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2the longest river in New England, rising in northern New Hampshire and flowing south for 655 km (407 miles) to enter Long Island Sound.