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Connecticut

Con·nect·i·cut [ kə néttikət ] 

1. 
southernmost state in New England. It is bordered on the north by Massachusetts, on the east by Rhode Island, on the south by the Long Island Sound, and on the west by New York State.
Population: 3,502,309 (2007 estimate).
Area: 14,356 sq km (5,543 sq mi) 


2. 
longest river of New England, flowing southward from Massachusetts to enter Long Island Sound.
Length: 655 km (407 mi)
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