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Connecticut
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Connecticut
Connecticut
( ) is the southernmost
state
in the region of the United States known as
New England
. Connecticut is also often grouped along with
New York
and
New Jersey
as the
Tri-State area
. It is bordered by
Rhode Island
to the east,
Massachusetts
to the north,
New York
to the west, and
Long Island Sound
to the south. Its capital city is
Hartford
, and its most populous city is
Bridgeport
. The state is named after the
Connecticut River
, a major U.S. river that approximately
bisect
s the state. The word "Connecticut" is derived from various
anglicized
spellings of an
Algonquian
word for "long tidal river."
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