Somerset

English

/ˈsʌm.ə(ɹ).sɛt/

proper noun
Definitions
  • A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.
  • (home rule city/county seat in Pulaski County).
  • (borough/county seat in Somerset County).

Etymology

Inherited from Old English Sumorsǣte.

Origin

Old English

Sumorsǣte

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