SINCE 1828
somerset
noun or intransitive verb
som·er·set
| \ ˈsə-mər-ˌset
\
\
Definition of somerset
(Entry 1 of 2)
Somerset
geographical name
Som·er·set
| \ ˈsə-mər-ˌset,
-sət\
-sət\
variants:
or Somersetshire \ ˈsə-mər-ˌset-ˌshir ,
-sət-,
-shər
\
-sət-,
-shər
\
Definition of Somerset (Entry 2 of 2)
county of southwestern England on Bristol Channel; capital Taunton area 1383 square miles (3582 square kilometers), population 530,000
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