Somerset

See also: somerset

English

Etymology

From Old English Sumorsǣte, which is short for Sumortūnsǣte, meaning "the people living at or dependent upon Sumortūn (Somerton)". An alternative suggestion is that the name derives from *Seo-mere-sætan meaning "settlers by the sea lakes".

Somerset shown in relation to England and Wales

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/
• (GA, West Country) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɛt/

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• Hyphenation: Som‧er‧set

Proper noun

Somerset

1. A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.

   Synonym: (archaic) Somersetshire

2. A home rule city, the county seat of Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.
3. A borough, the county seat of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.
4. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
5. An unincorporated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, entirely within the bounds of Franklin Township
6. Somerset Region, a local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia.
7. A surname.

Derived terms

Terms derived from Somerset

• Bath and North East Somerset
• North Somerset
• Somerset County
• Somerset Island
• Somersetshire
• Somerset West and Taunton
• South Somerset
• West Somerset

Translations

county in England

• Arabic: سومرست
• Breton: Bro an Hañv
• Cornish: Gwlas an Hav
• Lao: ສໍເມີເສັດ (sǭ mœ̄ set)
• Latin: Somersetia f
• Macedonian: Со́мерсет m (Sómerset)
• Northern Thai: ᩈᩬᩴᨾᩮᩬᩥᩈᩮᩢ᩠ᨯ
• Old English: Sumorsǣte m pl
• Old French: Sormersete
• Thai: สอเมอร์เส็ต
• Ukrainian: Сомерсет m (Somerset)
• Welsh: Gwlad yr Haf

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