hartford

hartford — noun

1. the city that serves as the political and administrative capital of the U.S. sta

1.nounB1
Definition

the city that serves as the political and administrative capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut, in the northeastern part of the country.

Example

Hartford became the sole capital of Connecticut in 1875 after sharing the role with New Haven.

proper noun: U.S. state capital

Leila visited Hartford last spring to tour the state capitol building and its historic grounds.

Common collocations
  • capital city
  • state capital
  • Hartford government
  • Hartford politics
Synonyms
  • state capital

    generic term for any capital city of a U.S. state; less specific than 'Hartford'

Usage Note

As a proper noun, 'Hartford' always takes a capital 'H'. It is commonly used with the definite article when modified (e.g., 'the city of Hartford' but 'Hartford is…'). This sense focuses on its political function as the state capital, not the city's geography or demographics.

Common Mistakes

Hartford is the capital of New England.
Hartford is the capital of Connecticut.
New England is a region, not a state; Hartford is a state capital, not a regional capital.

hartford — geographical_name

Word family

  • Hartfordian
    nounC2

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

「Hartford」是專有名詞，專指美國康乃狄克州的首府。相比之下，」state capital」是通用詞，可指任何一個州的首府城市；」Connecticut capital」則以州名限定範圍，但並非正式地名。在正式書寫中，首次提及時宜寫」the state capital of Connecticut, Hartford」以說明其政治地位，之後可用」Hartford」簡稱。這三個詞在政治新聞、旅遊指南及地理教材中各有適用場景。

Hartford ↗Connecticut capitalstate capital

Common collocations

Nouns

  • Hartford resident
  • Hartford official
  • Hartford government
  • Hartford history
  • Hartford skyline

Phrases

  • the city of Hartford
  • the Hartford area
  • the Hartford region

Prepositions

  • in Hartford
  • from Hartford
  • to Hartford
  • near Hartford
  • outside Hartford

Etymology

Old EnglishEnglish

Hartford 的名稱源自英格蘭的赫特福（Hertford）。赫特福這個地名來自古英語「heorot」（雄鹿）和「ford」（淺灘），合起來意思是「鹿群涉水過河的地方」。1635年，英國清教徒移民在康乃狄克河畔建立定居點時，便以家鄉的城鎮名稱來命名這片新土地。