Meanings
- A state in the northeastern United States.
When they something so WASPphobic you have to hit them with the Connecticut stare
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Authorities in Connecticut are investigating after swastikas were found drawn on a high school campus in Stamford for the second time since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel earlier this month, the school district said.
2023 October 30, Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, “Swastikas found drawn on Connecticut high school campus for second time since Israel-Hamas war ignited, district says”, in CNN - A river in New England, United States.
Synonyms: Connecticut River
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA river in New England, United States.
Origin
- Mohegan-Pequotquinnitukqut“at the long tidal river”
- EnglishConnecticut
Said to be from Mohegan-Pequot quinnitukqut (“at the long tidal river”), from *kwen- (“long”) + *-ehtekw (“tidal river”) + *-enk (locative). The spelling perhaps arose from association with connect.
More words from Mohegan-Pequot
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كُونِيتِيكَت
- كُونِيتِيكَت (kūnītīkat)a state of the United States of America
Bulgarian Кънектикът
- Кънектикът (Kănektikăt)a state of the United States of America
Chinese Mandarin 康涅狄格
- 康涅狄格 (Kāngnièdígé)a state of the United States of America
Czech Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
Danish Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
Dutch Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
Esperanto Konektikuto
- Konektikutoa state of the United States of America
Finnish Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
French Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
German Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
Greek Κονέκτικατ
- Κονέκτικατ (Konéktikat)a state of the United States of America
Hebrew קונטיקט
- קונטיקט (Qonet'iqet')a state of the United States of America
Hindi कनेक्टिकट
- कनेक्टिकट (kanekṭikaṭ)a state of the United States of America
Hungarian Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
Italian Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
Japanese コネチカット
- コネチカット (Konechikatto)a state of the United States of America
Korean 코네티컷
- 코네티컷 (Konetikeot)a state of the United States of America
Latin Connecticuta
- Connecticutaa state of the United States of America
Polish Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
Portuguese Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
Russian Конне́ктикут
- Конне́ктикут (Konnɛ́ktikut)a state of the United States of America
Spanish Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
Tamil கனெடிகட்
- கனெடிகட் (kaṉeṭikaṭ)a state of the United States of America
Thai คอนเนทิคัต
- คอนเนทิคัต (kɔn-nee-tí-kát)a state of the United States of America
Turkish Connecticut
- Connecticuta state of the United States of America
Ukrainian Конне́ктикут
- Конне́ктикут (Konnéktykut)a state of the United States of America
Yiddish קאָנעטיקאָט
- קאָנעטיקאָט (konetikot)a state of the United States of America
Cite this entry
Connecticut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Connecticut
“Connecticut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Connecticut. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Connecticut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Connecticut.
Source: Connecticut on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.