Somerset
A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol,…A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.
» He was looking forward to spending the weekend with her in their little cottage in Somerset.
Er freute sich darauf, das Wochenende mit ihr in ihrem gemeinsamen Landhaus in Somerset zu verbringen.
Meaning
27 sensesA maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
A census-designated place in Gunnison County, Colorado.
An unincorporated community in Mountain Township, Saline County, Illinois.
A census-designated place in Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana.
A census-designated place in Miami County, Kansas.
A home rule city, the county seat of Pulaski County, Kentucky.
A town in Montgomery County, Maryland.
A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
A township in Steele County, Minnesota.
An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
Examples
1 sentencesHe was looking forward to spending the weekend with her in their little cottage in Somerset.
deEr freute sich darauf, das Wochenende mit ihr in ihrem gemeinsamen Landhaus in Somerset zu verbringen. — Zaghawa
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Old English Sumorsǣte, which is short for Sumortūnsǣte, meaning "the people living atFrom 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".
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