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Connecticut

 
pronunciation:
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part of speech: noun
definition: Connecticut is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Connecticut is CT.
 
Word History
Connecticut means "at the long tidal river" in the Mohegan (Mohican) language. The state was named for the Connecticut River.