Somerset : (noun)
1: a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
[syn: Somerset]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Somersault \Som"er*sault\,Somerset : \Som"er*set\, n. [F.
soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an
overleap, fr. L. supra over _ saltus a leap, fr. salire to
leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden
asault, a surprise. See Supra, and Salient.]
A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and
lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also
summersault, sommerset, summerset, etc.] ``The
vaulter's sombersalts.'' --Donne.
Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a
sommerset. --Beau. & Fl.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Somerset, CA
Zip code(s): 95684
Somerset, CO
Zip code(s): 81434
Somerset, KY (city, FIPS 71688)
Location: 37.08234 N, 84.60980 W
Population (1990): 10733 (4633 housing units)
Area: 25.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Somerset, MA (CDP, FIPS 62465)
Location: 41.73940 N, 71.15904 W
Population (1990): 17655 (6614 housing units)
Area: 21.0 sq km (land), 10.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 02725, 02726
Somerset, MD (town, FIPS 73350)
Location: 38.96583 N, 77.09538 W
Population (1990): 993 (386 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Somerset, MI
Zip code(s): 49281
Somerset, NJ (CDP, FIPS 68370)
Location: 40.49757 N, 74.48897 W
Population (1990): 22070 (8147 housing units)
Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 08873
Somerset, OH (village, FIPS 72970)
Location: 39.80583 N, 82.30004 W
Population (1990): 1390 (588 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43783
Somerset, PA (borough, FIPS 71776)
Location: 40.00500 N, 79.07827 W
Population (1990): 6454 (3100 housing units)
Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15501
Somerset, TX (city, FIPS 68708)
Location: 29.22759 N, 98.65669 W
Population (1990): 1144 (426 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78069
Somerset, VA
Zip code(s): 22972
Somerset, WI (village, FIPS 74675)
Location: 45.12725 N, 92.67605 W
Population (1990): 1065 (417 housing units)
Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54025
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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