Bismarck

[biz-mahrk; for 1 also German bis-mahrk] /ˈbɪz mɑrk; for 1 also German ˈbɪs mɑrk/
noun
1.
Otto von
[ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 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.
3.
(often lowercase)
  1. Chiefly Northern U.S. a jelly doughnut.
  2. Chiefly Midland U.S. a fried cruller.

North Dakota

noun
1.
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.
Related forms
North Dakotan, adjective, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Bismarck

Bismarck1

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

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

North Dakota

noun
1.
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) Abbreviation N. Dak., N.D., (with zip code) ND
Word Origin and History for Bismarck

"drink of champagne and stout" (also called a black velvet), 1910, named for the German chancellor (1815-1898), who was said to have been fond of it. The surname is said to be short for Biscofsmark "bishop's boundary."

Bismarck in Culture

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.