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.

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Bismarck ¹ British  

/ ˈbɪzmɑːk /

noun

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

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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

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Bismarck

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

It turns out there is no liberal direction in history, and we are back to a world that Otto von Bismarck, the 19th-century German master strategist, would recognize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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

On the Bismarck side it is eastern landscape, eastern grass, with the look and smell of eastern America.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck