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

Appeared in the April 4, 2026, print edition as 'Trump and Bismarck in the Same Sentence'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In the end, Jerry and the Grand got the last laugh, and the people of Bismarck voted with their dollars against the poorly maintained corporate theater, with its notoriously sticky floors and unpleasant bathrooms.

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

New Guinea’s second neighbor was the much smaller islands of the Bismarck and the Solomon Archipelagoes to the east.

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