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Connecticut was given its name for one of the rivers that flows through it. The Connecticut River begins in New Hampshire and flows through three other states.
The answer is Connecticut River
The state of Connecticut was named for the Connecticut River. The word Connecticut is an English version of an Algonquian word meaning "long tidal river".
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from the word,"Quinnehtukut"which means beside the tidal river
Connecticut got its name from the Mohican/Algonquin Indian word "quonehtacut", which means "long tidal river."Many states were named after Indian names.Connecticut got its name from the Mohican Indian word "quonehtacut", which means "the place of the long tidal river."
Connecticut comes from the Mohegan word "quinnitukqut" meaning long tidal river.
The state of Connecticut got its name from the word "quonehtacut", a Mohican Indian word. It means "the place of the long tidal river."
Connecticut. This is from Wikipedia: The name "Connecticut" originates from the Mohegan word quinnitukqut, meaning "place of long tidal river."
Connecticut was named after the Connecticut River, which was named by Dutch explorer Adriaen Block in the early 1600s. The name "Connecticut" is believed to come from the Native American word "quinetucket," meaning "beside the long tidal river."
The name Connecticutoriginates from the Indian word "Quinnehtukqut" (beside the long tidal river).
The Missisquoi River is an 80 mile long river in northern Vermont. The Passumpsic River is a 22 mile long in Caledonia County, Vermont. West River, Otter River and Winooski River are major rivers in Vermont.