Bourbon Definition
Name of the ruling family of France (1589-1793; 1814-48, from 1830 to 1848 as the Orléans branch); of Spain (1700-1808; 1813-1931; 1975- ); of Naples and Sicily (1734-1806; 1815-60), united as the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1815; and of various duchies & principalities in Italy at various times within the periods 1748-1807 & 1815-60, including Parma, Piacenza, Lucca, & Etruria.
- Bourbon dynasty
Bourbon County, Kentucky, in the United States.
Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States.
Other Word Forms of Bourbon
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Origin of Bourbon
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Both derive from the French Bourbon dynasty, named for the lordship of French 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”).
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From "bourbon whiskey", originally "Bourbon whiskey", of disputed provenance. Generally taken to derive from Bourbon County, Kentucky, but possibly also from Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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After the region of Bourbon County, Kentucky, which formerly included much of the northeastern part of the state
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
After the Bourbon family
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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