name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dessert pastry:; A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing. Canada, Northwestern, US
2. 2
   An apple cultivar from Australia.
3. 3
   A dessert pastry:; A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar. Canada, Midwestern-US, Northern-US, US
4. 4
   Alternative form of bismarck. alt-of, alternative
5. 5
   A dessert pastry:; A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake. Canada, US

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A German family name.
2. 2
   Otto von Bismarck, one of the prominent German statesmen of the nineteenth century.
3. 3
   A major German battleship during World War II (named after the statesman).
4. 4
   The capital city of North Dakota, United States and the county seat of Burleigh County.

Synonyms

All synonyms

berlinerberlinerburlington bunburlington buncapital of north dakotacymbal

Example

More examples

"It took many torpedo hits to send the battleship Bismarck to Davy Jones's locker."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named for the German statesman Otto von Bismarck.

Etymology 2

From German Bismarck.

Related phrases

Bismarck RangeBismarck SeaBismarck boobookBismarck herringburleigh countyburlington buncapital citycounty seatdutch baby pancakefamily namejelly doughnutnorth dakota

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