Connecticut River and Connecticut

Connecticut River noun - A river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound.

Connecticut and Connecticut River are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Connecticut" instead a noun phrase "Connecticut River".

Connecticut noun - A river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound.

Connecticut River and Connecticut are semantically related. You can use "Connecticut River" instead a noun "Connecticut".