1. a mythical monster usually represented as breathing fire and having a scaly reptilian body, wings, claws, and a long tail. 2. informal a fierce or intractable person, esp a woman. 3. (Animals) any of various very large lizards, esp the Komodo dragon.
OTTO VON BISMARCK. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) The battleship Bismarck was named in honour of Otto FÃ¼rst von Bismarck, the architect of German unification and the arbiter of European politics during the second half of the 19th century. Bismarck, also known as the Iron Chancellor, was the founder and first chancellor of the German Empire, and through his diplomatic skills, he managed to maintain the peace in Europe for a generation.
Europe (1848-1871) German Unification (1850-1871) Summary. Whereas Camillo di Cavour directed Italian unification, a Junker (the Prussian name for an aristocratic landowner from old Prussia in the east) named Otto von Bismarck pushed German unification through blood and iron and skillful understanding of realpolitik.