Bourbonnais

[ boo r-boh-ney, ber-boh-nis ]

/ ˌbʊər boʊˈneɪ, bərˈboʊ nɪs /

a town in NE Illinois.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

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Moulins is the capital of the Bourbonnais—the name given to the province and the people alike.
The Cathedrals of Southern France|Francis Miltoun
But, in the Bourbonnais, flat and open as it is, the scene begins to change.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
To the Corsican intruder the peasant of Beauce was just the same as the peasant of the Bourbonnais—merely a fighting machine.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII|Various
He was born at Moulins (Bourbonnais) on the 21st of August 1670.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6|Various

It is the quiet chef lieu of the Allier, and was once the capital of the Bourbonnais.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various