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Bismarck

American  
[biz-mahrk, bis-mahrk] / ˈbɪz mɑrk, ˈbɪs mɑrk /

noun

  1. Otto von 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.


Bismarck 1 British  
/ ˈbɪzmɑːk /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bismarck 2 British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The capital of North Dakota, Bismarck, and Glacier National Park in Montana would see a sunrise of 9:28 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Proponents compared him to such 19th-century statesmen as Germany’s Otto von Bismarck and Italy’s Camillo Benso di Cavour, both of whom united their countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

That contrast is especially striking in the Bismarck Sea north of Papua New Guinea, where the seafloor remains poorly understood despite its remarkable geological complexity.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Bismarck Valerino, a Cuban doctor in Venezuela, says he was paid about $250 monthly after arriving in Venezuela in 2008, more than the $25 a month he made back on the island.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

In 1972 I visited such a village on Malai Islet, in the Siassi island group, off the medium-sized island of Umboi, off the larger Bismarck island of New Britain.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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