Somerset

American  

[suhm-er-set, -sit] / ˈsʌm ərˌsɛt, -sɪt /

noun

1. a city in SE Massachusetts.

2. a town in S Kentucky.

3. Somersetshire.

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Somerset ¹ British  

/ -ˌsɛt, ˈsʌməsɪt /

noun

1. a county of SW England, on the Bristol Channel: the Mendip Hills lie in the north and Exmoor in the west: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the unitary authorities of North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset (both part of Avon county from 1975 until 1996): mainly agricultural (esp dairying and fruit). Administrative centre: Taunton. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 507 500 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 3452 sq km (1332 sq miles)

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Somerset ² British  

/ ˈsʌməsɛt /

noun

1. 1st Duke of, title of Edward Seymour . ?1500–52, English statesman, protector of England (1547–49) during Edward VI's minority. He defeated the Scots (1547) and furthered the Protestant Reformation: executed

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Example Sentences

Fielder, a veteran who now lives on the Quantocks in Somerset, is one of an estimated 250,000 women who were affected by forced adoptions in Britain in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Band D council tax bills will rise by an average of 9% in Shropshire, while in North Somerset they will rise by 8.6% on average.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Somerset Council said families could apply for supermarket vouchers through the Citizens Advice Somerset website.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Natural England issued licences for the Cornwall release and another at the National Trust's Holnicote Estate in Exmoor, Somerset.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

When he turned ten, Will had had a real party at the bowling alley over in Somerset.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin