New-haven
noun
1.
a seaport in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.
noun
1.
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: 124 512 (2003 est)
City in southern Connecticut.
Note: Location of Yale University.
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