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State flower :

Mountain Laurel

State Bird :

Robin

State Tree :

White Oak

State Motto :

Qui transtulit susinet
He who transplanted still sustains

Hartford is the capital of Connecticut and the center of the state's largest metropolitan area.

Bridgeport is the state's largest city.

The name Connecticut is probably derived from a Native American word, Quinnehtukqut, meaning beside the long tidal river.

The state's official nickname, adopted in 1959, is the Constitution State, chosen to commemorate the colony's adoption in 1639 of the Fundamental Orders.

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