3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bourbon \Bour"bon\, n. [From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon
in central France.]
1. A member of a family which has occupied several European
thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of
France.
2. A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician
who neither forgets nor learns anything an obstinate
conservative.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Bourbon
n 1: a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from
the South) [syn: {Bourbon}]
2: distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in
charred oak barrels
3: a member of the European royal family that ruled France
[syn: {Bourbon}]
4: a European royal line that ruled in France and Spain and
Naples and Sicily [syn: {Bourbon}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bourbon, IN (town, FIPS 6760)
Location: 41.29777 N, 86.11692 W
Population (1990): 1672 (681 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46504
Bourbon, MO (city, FIPS 7534)
Location: 38.15159 N, 91.24724 W
Population (1990): 1188 (524 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65441
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