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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Example Sentences

So concludes a character in “Effingers,” Gabriele Tergit’s magnificent saga of German-Jewish life from the era of Bismarck to World War II viewed through the generations of the family for which it is named.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Bismarck has changed a lot; it feels more corporate and less personal — as well as perennially under construction.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

This features a life-sized giraffe and a replica of an equestrian statue of Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the German Empire, both constantly change shape in slow motion.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

Germany under Otto von Bismarck echoed Metternich’s lessons, and Britain from the 1880s through the 1930s provides another case study.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

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