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Bourbon
[ boor-buhn, bawr-, bohr-or, French, boor-bawn bur-buhn ]
noun
- a member of a French royal family that ruled in France 1589–1792, Spain 1700–1931, and Naples 1735–1806, 1815–60.
- Charles [sh, a, r, l], Constable de Bourbon, 1490–1527, French general.
- a person who is extremely conservative or reactionary.
- (lowercase) Also called bourbon whiskey. a straight whiskey distilled from a mash having 51 percent or more corn: originally the corn whiskey produced in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
bourbon
1/ ˈɜːə /
noun
- a whiskey distilled, chiefly in the US, from maize, esp one containing at least 51 per cent maize (the rest being malt and rye) and aged in charred white-oak barrels
Bourbon
2/ burbɔ̃; ˈbʊəbən /
noun
- a member of the European royal line that ruled in France from 1589 to 1793 (when Louis XVI was executed by the revolutionaries) and was restored in 1815, continuing to rule in its Orleans branch from 1830 until 1848. Bourbon dynasties also ruled in Spain (1700–1808; 1813–1931) and Naples and Sicily (1734–1806; 1815–1860)
- ( as modifier )
the Bourbon kings
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Bourbon1
Example Sentences
Chamberlain quickly began doing guest roles on TV series such as “Gunsmoke,” “Bourbon Street Beat” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
Last month, ahead of Prime Minister Modi's meeting with Trump in Washington, India unilaterally lowered tariffs on Bourbon whiskey, motorcycles and some other US products.
Among the more than 2,500 Monty beat from across the country, was nine-year-old Bourbon, who snapped up runner-up - or Reserve Best as they are known in the show.
In a segment recorded a few days before the game, former Super Bowl champs Tom Brady and Michael Strahan strode along Bourbon Street, telling viewers that the city’s spirit would not be shattered.
Before kick-off, Lady Gaga made a surprise appearance on Bourbon Street, in the middle of New Orleans' historic French Quarter.
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