Bourbonnais

adjective common nounproper noun

Syllable Decomposition

Bourbonnais

Etymology

word see bourbon and -ais.

Definitions

1. Former province in central France, the original fief of the Bourbon dynasty, which gave rise to the Allier department and the southwestern part of the Cher department, with its historic capital being Moulins.: Mon tambour, qui est de Bruère, le petit bourg du Bourbonnais où se dressait autrefois, raconte-t-il, le centre de la France, -il y a une colonne carrée faite de deux sarcophages romains trouvés aux environs- se réjouit que Bruère ait repris son rang […]

2. Inhabitant of Bourbonnais, and by extension, inhabitant of the Allier department. géographie

3. Inhabitant of Bourbon-l'Archambault, a commune in Allier. géographie

4. Inhabitant of Bourbonne-les-Bains, a commune in Haute-Marne. géographie

See also

bourbonnais (adj.) Bourbonnaise (pn.) bourbonnaise (adj.) Bourbonnaises (pn.) bourbonnaises (adj.)