1. A New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
   - Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CT, Ct.
    
2. One of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Hartford or Hartford and New Haven
    
3. 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
   - Connecticut River

Type of: American state, Colony, river

Part of: America, 'Merica, New England, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: Connecticut, United States