The state capital of North Dakota; population 60,389 (est. 2008). A terminus of the Northern Pacific Railway, it took the name of the German Chancellor in order to attract German capital for railroad-building.
Definition of Bismarck in US English:
Bismarck
proper nounˈbizmärk
The capital of North Dakota, in the south central part of the state, on the Missouri River; population 60,389 (est. 2008). It took the name of German Chancellor Bismarck in order to attract German capital for railroad building.