a state in the north-eastern US, on the Atlantic coast; capital, Hartford; pop. 3,501,252 (est. 2008). It was one of the original thirteen states of the Union and ratified the draft US Constitution in 1788.
康涅狄格州(位于美国东北部大西洋沿岸,首府为哈特福德,2008年估计人口3,501,252; 美利坚合众国最初的13州之一,于1788年正式批准美国宪法草案)。
the longest river in New England, rising in northern New Hampshire and flowing south for 655 km (407 miles) to enter Long Island Sound
康涅狄格河(新英格兰最长的河流,源出新罕布什尔州北部,向南流入长岛海峡,全长655公里,即407英里)。