/ Dictionary / Index H Hartford: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Hart•ford Pronunciation: (härt'furd), [key] — n. born 1911, U.S. businessman and patron of the arts. a port in and the capital of Connecticut, in the central part, on the Connecticut River. 136,392. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hartford (Thesaurus) hartebeest Hartford fern Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language