Bismarck
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North Dakota
noun
a state in the N central United States. 70,665 sq. mi. (183,020 sq. km). Capital: Bismarck. Abbreviation: ND (for use with zip code), N. Dak.
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North Dakotan, adjective, noun
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| —n | |
| a city in North Dakota, on the Missouri River: the state capital. Pop: 56 344 (2003 est) | |
| Bismarck2 (German ˈbɪsmark) | |
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| Prince Otto (Eduard Leopold) von (ˈɔto fɔn), called the Iron Chancellor. 1815--98, German statesman; prime minister of Prussia (1862--90). Under his leadership Prussia defeated Austria and France, and Germany was united. In 1871 he became the first chancellor of the German Reich | |
| North Dakota | |
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| N. Dak., N.D., Abbreviation: ND a state of the western US: mostly undulating prairies and plains, rising from the Red River valley in the east to the Missouri plateau in the west, with the infertile Bad Lands in the extreme west. Capital: Bismarck. Pop: 633 837 (2003 est). Area: 183 019 sq km (70 664 sq miles) | |
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Word Origin & History
Bismarck
"drink of champagne and stout" (also called a black velvet), 1910, named for the Ger. chancellor (1815-1898), who was said to have been fond of it.
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Cultural Dictionary
North Dakota definition
State in the north-central United States, bordered by Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada, to the north; Minnesota to the east; South Dakota to the south; and Montana to the west. Its capital is Bismarck, and its largest city is Fargo.
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