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Ct.

Ct.

2.7
A state in the northeast of the United States that was one of the first 13 colonies
  • noun
  • US
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  • I visited my friend in New Haven, CT, last summer.

We played a big show in Bridgeport, CT, at a place called Pogos.

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Examples

  • John Trumbull was born in this house in Lebanon, CT, a small town up between Norwich and Hartford.

  • We played a big show in Bridgeport, CT, at a place called Pogos.

  • But there was one time where we it was a bar in down to in West Haven, CT called the brick.

  • Grew up together in Windsor, CT grew up playing ball, very diverse high school, got exposed to a lot.

  • I think you happen to be a nice person who met nice people in Danbury, CT and would like to see them be successful, Right.

  • It's your boy ET saying I'll see you in Hartford, CT Be there or miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime.

  • And we've got our guest from up at Yale New Haven, CT, Nicholas Christakis and Nick what?

  • Here's a picture taken by me in a research lab at ASML in Wilton, CT a couple of years ago.

  • There's a there's a street in Greenwich, CT called Poor Chuck.

  • At the Wadsworth Athenaeum in Hartford, CT is this small bronze statuette.

Synonyms

Connecticut
vsCt.
374 1.7

A state in the northeast of the United States that was one of the first thirteen colonies

uses a short written form instead of the full official name
CT
vsCt.
1 2.1

A state in the northeast United States that was one of the first thirteen colonies

is identical in meaning but differs in punctuation and capitalization
5.3

A nickname for the state of Connecticut in the United States

is the state's standard abbreviated form used in formal writing
Nutmeg State
vsCt.
  • US
7.0

A nickname for the US state of Connecticut

is the state's short written label used for addresses and records

Surface Forms

Ct. singular

Etymology

Ct. is the common abbreviation for the state Connecticut. The name Connecticut comes from an old Native American word meaning 'long tidal river', so Ct. points to the state that was named for its long river.