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New Haven

New Haven

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A city in southwestern Connecticut known for Yale University
  • proper noun
  • /nuː ˈheɪvən/
: New Haven
  • You know, I could have a sausage and mushroom pizza at, you know, one of a handful of places in New Haven, CT and be just as happy as as a clam, no pun intended.
  • New Haven: Yale
  • New Haven: Yale University
  • New Haven, Conn.

Joshua Beckman was born in New Haven, CT.

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Examples

  • Dylan sat in a chair and looked out the window at New Haven.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Moreover, black leaders in New Haven welcomed Lee and Logue's efforts.

  • I moved once, to New Haven, and it was a bad idea.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I had gone to New Haven to visit an old friend.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • So they came to New Haven, and you probably know where W Rock is.

  • The commercial oyster industry may have developed first in New Haven, Connecticut.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Two weeks later, he'd taken the train back to New Haven with the first draft in tow.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Joshua Beckman was born in New Haven, CT.

    Harvard University

  • We used to argue at New Haven whether we'd shake hands with Al Capone if we met him.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The prestigious Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut.

Surface Forms

New Haven main

Morphology

new + haven

The place name 'New Haven' is compositionally interpretable from 'new' + 'haven' as a 'new safe harbor' or refuge, so a learner who knows both words would understand it refers to a place (likely a town or harbor). They would not, however, be expected to deduce the specific geographic location or its association with Yale, but the basic referential meaning is transparent from the constituents.

Etymology

New Haven comes from early English settlers who called the site a new 'haven', meaning a safe 'harbor' or 'refuge'. The name joins New and Haven, so today it simply refers to the city that grew there.