Meanings
proper noun
- One of eight counties in Connecticut, United States. There is now no county seat; the city of Hartford was the county seat until 1960.
Origin
The county is named after the city of Hartford.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Hartford County
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Hartford County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartford%20County
MLA
“Hartford County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartford%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hartford County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartford%20County.
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