The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bourse \Bourse\, n. [F. bourse purse, exchange, LL. bursa, fr. Gr.? skin, hide, of which a purse was usually made. Cf. Purse, Burse.] An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock Exchange of Paris. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bourse n 1: the stock exchange in Paris