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

Her daughter wound up going to Bismarck, “but I told her, Grandpa and Grandma are going to the Mayer!”

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

Most Lapita sites of the New Guinea region are in the Bismarcks, on islets off the coast of the larger Bismarck islands, occasionally on the coasts of the larger islands themselves.

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