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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern Connecticut on Long Island Sound northeast of Bridgeport. Settled 1637–1638 by Puritans, it was the center of a theocratic colony that was joined with Connecticut in 1664. From 1701 to 1875 it was joint capital with Hartford. New Haven is the seat of Yale University, founded in 1701.
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- noun a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University
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SNOW (voice-over): They've become known as the New Haven 20.
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Sitting in his Church Street studio, found-object sculptor Silas Finch said he identifies as a New Haven artist.
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CHETRY: One of Judge Sotomayor's most controversial cases that I'm sure will come up at the confirmation hearing is the so-called New Haven firefighters case that's now pending in the Supreme Court.
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SNOW (voice-over): The so-called New Haven 20 celebrates the Supreme Court ruling in their favor.
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Like most college towns, New Haven, which is about 40 minutes from Stamford via train, always has a lot going on.
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SNOW (voice-over): The so-called New Haven 20 celebrates the Supreme Court ruling in their favor.
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The case, known as the New Haven 20, is now before the Supreme Court.
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Like most college towns, New Haven, which is about 40 minutes from Stamford via train, always has a lot going on.
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She was from New Haven, which is where the experiments happened.
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When we take the focus in sports off the result -- off winning and losing -- and place it back on the challenge, we'll be teaching kids something useful and enduring - something a lot more valuable than what's currently being taught in New Haven, which is "If you can't win don't play."
Dave Hollander: Youth League Bars 9-Year Old Pitcher Because He's Too Good? Ridiculous. 2008
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