Hartford

Hart·ford  (härtfrd)

The capital of Connecticut, in the north-central part of the state on the Connecticut River. Settled 1635-1636 by Massachusetts colonists on the site of a Dutch trading post, it became the nucleus of the Connecticut Colony in 1639. From 1701 to 1875 it was joint capital with New Haven. Population: 125,000.

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Hartford [ˈhɑːtfəd]

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(Placename) a port in central Connecticut, on the Connecticut River: the state capital. Pop.: 121 578 (2000)

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Hartford - the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business capital of Connecticut Connecticut, Constitution State, CT, Nutmeg State - a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies