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Somerset¹

  • /ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/ UK
  • /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɛt/ US, West Country

Where it comes from

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".

proper noun

  1. A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel. In Somerset, for example, the local farmers would often boil down the beet juice to create a honey tender, a viscous syrup that sweetened the harvest porridge.

    Similar: Somersetshire

  2. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
  3. A census-designated place in Gunnison County, Colorado.
  4. An unincorporated community in Mountain Township, Saline County, Illinois.
  5. A census-designated place in Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana.
  6. A census-designated place in Miami County, Kansas.
  7. A home rule city, the county seat of Pulaski County, Kentucky.
  8. A town in Montgomery County, Maryland.
  9. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  10. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
  11. A township in Steele County, Minnesota.
  12. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
  13. A neighbourhood of Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
  14. A census-designated place in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
  15. A town and hamlet therein, in Niagara County, New York.
  16. A village in Perry County, Ohio.
  17. A borough, the county seat of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
  18. A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
  19. A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  20. A city in Bexar County, Texas.
  21. A small town (unincorporated) in Windham County, Vermont.
  22. An unincorporated community in Orange County, Virginia.
  23. A neighbourhood of Bellevue, King County, Washington.
  24. A town and village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
  25. A local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia; in full, Somerset Region.
  26. A town in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
  27. A surname.

somerset²

  • /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɛt/ US
  • /ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/ UK

noun somersets

  1. archaic Archaic form of somersault Remark, in any case, what somersets and contortions a dead Catholicism is making,—skilfully galvanised: hideous, and even piteous, to behold!

verb somersets · somersetting · somerseting · somersetted · somerseted

  1. archaic Archaic form of somersault

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dorset, somersault, flip, salto, backflip, frontflip, handspring, aerial, cartwheel, tumble, rollover, turnover, loop, vault, capriole, flicflac

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name county in England

العربيةسومرست

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"somerset." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/somerset. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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somerset. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/somerset

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"somerset." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/somerset.

BibTeX
@misc{somerset_2026,
  title = {somerset},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/somerset},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}