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New Haven

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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.
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Noun1.New HavenNew Haven - a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University
Yale, 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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