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Connecticut

state, United States
Also known as: Constitution State
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Irving J. Stolberg
International consultant. Speaker of the House of Representatives of Connecticut, 1983–84 and 1987–88; Connecticut State Representative, 1971–93. Assistant Professor of Geography, Southern Connecticut...
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Connecticut, constituent state of the United States of America. It was one of the original 13 states and is one of the six New England states. Connecticut is located in the northeastern corner of the country. It ranks 48th among the 50 U.S. states in terms of total area but is among the most densely populated. Lying in the midst of the great urban-industrial complex along the Atlantic coast, it borders Massachusetts to the north,...

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