[biz-mahrk; for 1 also Ger. bis-mahrk] 
| 1. | Ot⋅to von [ot-oh von; Ger. aw-toh fuh n] , 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90. |
| 2. | a city in and the capital of North Dakota, in the central part. 44,485. |
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| Bis·marck (bĭz'märk') The capital of North Dakota, in the south-central part of the state on hills overlooking the Missouri River. It was originally a camp for laborers building the Northern Pacific Railroad. Population: 58,300. |
| Bismarck, Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Called "the Iron Chancellor." 1815-1898. Creator and first chancellor of the German Empire (1871-1890). Instrumental in victory over Austria (1866) and the creation of the North German Confederation (1867), he instituted during his chancellorship sweeping social reforms by which he sought to stop the advance of German socialism. Bis·marck'i·an adj. |
