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

England could copy that approach and have thought about Rew as an option to open by asking Somerset for him to do the job in the Championship.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Member Amy Haynes, 39, from North Somerset, said it had been "positive" having a group to connect with where she can say "actually, I'm not OK".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Now 52, De-Laune, from Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, has created a support network called Women In Wellness.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Angela Kerr, CEO of Citizens Advice Somerset, said: "Combining crisis payments with preventative and wraparound support will make a real difference."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

She wrapped her arms around June, who was crying so hard that Ivy almost couldn’t hear Dr. Somerset, and led her down the ladder.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake