[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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| a state in the N central United States. 652,695; 70,665 sq. mi. (183,020 sq. km). Capital: Bismarck. Abbreviation: ND (for use with zip code), N. Dak. |
| 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. |
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.