Bismarck

[ biz-mahrk; for 1 also German bis-mahrk ]

noun
  1. Ot·to von [ot-oh von; German aw-toh fuhn], /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/, 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.

  1. (often lowercase)

    • Chiefly Northern U.S. a jelly doughnut.

    • Chiefly Midland U.S. a fried cruller.

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British Dictionary definitions for Bismarck (1 of 2)

Bismarck1

/ (ˈbɪzmɑːk) /


noun
  1. a city in North Dakota, on the Missouri River: the state capital. Pop: 56 344 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for Bismarck (2 of 2)

Bismarck2

/ (German ˈbɪsmark) /


noun
  1. 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

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