"Bourbon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbʊə(ɹ)bən/, /bɔː(ɹ)bən/, /bɜː(ɹ)bən/
Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)bən, -ɔː(ɹ)bən, -ɜː(ɹ)bən Etymology: The French Bourbon dynasty is named for the lordship of Bourbon l'Archambault. The town's name derives from Gaulish Borvo, a local Celtic deity associated with hot springs, from Proto-Celtic *borvo (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”). Compare brew and fervent. The subsidiary senses derive from the dynasty's name. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|cel-gau|Borvo}} Gaulish Borvo, {{der|en|cel-pro|*borvo||froth, foam}} Proto-Celtic *borvo (“froth, foam”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰrewh₁-||to be hot, boil}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”), {{m|en|brew}} brew, {{m|en|fervent}} fervent Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bourbon
  1. A European dynasty which reigns in Spain and formerly ruled the Kingdom of France.
    Sense id: en-Bourbon-en-name-ojjNxHJj
  2. A surname from French.
    Sense id: en-Bourbon-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames
  3. (historical, Southern US) A Bourbon Democrat. Tags: Southern-US, historical
    Sense id: en-Bourbon-en-name-JyQnjR2k Categories (other): Southern US English
  4. (historical, Southern US) A Bourbon Democrat.
    (historical, Southern US, especially Mississippi) A white conservative, particularly in the context of opposition to equal rights for black people.
    Tags: Southern-US, historical
    Sense id: en-Bourbon-en-name-tRegYpBm Categories (other): Mississippi English, Southern US English
  5. A county in Kentucky, see Bourbon County.
    Sense id: en-Bourbon-en-name-qQn2AMqt
  6. Bourbon Street, a street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Categories (place): Places in Louisiana, USA, Places in New Orleans, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bourbon-en-name-nsrIX3nR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 5 23 2 61 0 1 0
  7. (obsolete) The island of Réunion. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Bourbon-en-name-c78IUESl
  8. A town in Indiana. Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Indiana, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bourbon-en-name-Md7XnErN
  9. A city in Missouri. Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bourbon-en-name-Sl7l0gQF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bourbon County, bourbon whiskey, Bourbonesque, Bourbonian, Bourbonish, Bourbonize, Old Bourbon

Inflected forms

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