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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