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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

Bourbon
    n 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, Bourbon
       dynasty]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bourbon \Bour"bon\, n. [From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon
   in central France.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. A member of a family which has occupied several European
      thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of
      France.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician
      who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate
      conservative.
      [1913 Webster]

3. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

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

4. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

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

5. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

6. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

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