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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bourbon \Bour"bon\, noun [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) 2.0 [wn]:
Bourbon
noun
1: a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
2: whiskey 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
4: a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily [syn: {Bourbon dynasty}]
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Bourbon, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1691 Housing Units (2000): 702 Land area (2000): 1.037235 sq. miles (2.686427 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.003648 sq. miles (0.009447 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.040883 sq. miles (2.695874 sq. km) FIPS code: 06760 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 41.297815 N, 86.116921 W ZIP Codes (1990): 46504 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bourbon, IN Bourbon
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Bourbon, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 1348 Housing Units (2000): 600 Land area (2000): 1.186675 sq. miles (3.073473 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.186675 sq. miles (3.073473 sq. km) FIPS code: 07534 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 38.151639 N, 91.247386 W ZIP Codes (1990): 65441 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bourbon, MO Bourbon
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Bourbon -- U.S. County in Kansas Population (2000): 15379 Housing Units (2000): 7135 Land area (2000): 637.087622 sq. miles (1650.049295 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.734341 sq. miles (4.491922 sq. km) Total area (2000): 638.821963 sq. miles (1654.541217 sq. km) Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 37.856104 N, 94.786887 W Headwords: Bourbon Bourbon, KS Bourbon County Bourbon County, KS
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Bourbon -- U.S. County in Kentucky Population (2000): 19360 Housing Units (2000): 8349 Land area (2000): 291.429617 sq. miles (754.799210 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.230376 sq. miles (0.596672 sq. km) Total area (2000): 291.659993 sq. miles (755.395882 sq. km) Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21 Location: 38.218884 N, 84.226178 W Headwords: Bourbon Bourbon, KY Bourbon County Bourbon County, KY
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