| New Haven A city of southern Connecticut on Long Island Sound northeast of Bridgeport. Settled 1637-1638 by Puritans, it was the center of a theocratic colony that was joined with Connecticut in 1664. From 1701 to 1875 it was joint capital with Hartford. New Haven is the seat of Yale University, founded in 1701. Population: 124,000. |
New Haven
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(Placename) an industrial city and port in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound: settled in 1638 by English Puritans, who established it as a colony in 1643; seat of Yale University (1701). Pop.: 123 626 (2000 est.)
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| Noun | 1. |  New Haven - a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale UniversityYale, Yale University - a university in Connecticut Connecticut, Constitution State, CT, Nutmeg State - a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies |
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