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bismarck

name · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbɪzmɑɹk/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B IH1 Z M AA2 R K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A German family name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

Otto von Bismarck, one of the prominent German statesmen of the nineteenth century.

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name

Meaning 3

A major German battleship during World War II (named after the statesman).

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name

Meaning 4

The capital city of North Dakota, United States and the county seat of Burleigh County.

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noun

Meaning 5

A dessert pastry:

A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Northwestern, US

Qualifier: Manitoba

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noun

Meaning 6

A dessert pastry:

A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Midwestern-US, Northern-US, US

Qualifier: Alberta; Saskatchewan; Alberta; Saskatchewan

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noun

Meaning 7

A dessert pastry:

A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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noun

Meaning 8

An apple cultivar from Australia.

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noun

Meaning 9

Alternative form of bismarck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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noun

Meaning 10

capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: capital of North Dakota

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Broader terms: state capital

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noun

Meaning 11

German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: von Bismarck, Otto von Bismarck, Prince Otto von Bismarck, Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, Iron Chancellor

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Broader terms: statesman, solon, national leader

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bismarck.

Named for the German statesman Otto von Bismarck.

Real reading context

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