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

The ambulance had stopped for treatment to be provided to the patient before he left the vehicle, Avon and Somerset Police said.

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One woman was held on suspicion of failing to provide details under the Police Reform Act, Avon and Somerset Police said.

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Mr Osborne, 42, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, described Mason calling them moments after the car struck their son's thigh, pushing him and his friends out of the way.

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Avon and Somerset Police said they are treating this death as unexplained, but not suspicious, and will be preparing a file for the coroner.

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Hinkley Point C in Somerset is expected to start operating in the early 2030s, while Sizewell C - which the government says will capable of powering six million homes - will follow later that decade.

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