"Somersetshire" meaning in All languages combined

See Somersetshire on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Somerset + -shire. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Somerset|shire}} Somerset + -shire Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Somersetshire
  1. (archaic) The English county of Somerset. Tags: archaic Categories (place): Counties of England

Alternative forms

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