Anzac

American  

[an-zak] / ˈæn zæk /

noun

1. a member of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I.

2. a soldier from Australia or New Zealand.

3. any Australian or New Zealander.

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Anzac British  

/ ˈænzæk /

noun

1. (in World War I) a soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

2. (now) any Australian or New Zealand soldier

3. the Anzac landing at Gallipoli in 1915

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Etymology

Origin of Anzac

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The values of the so-called Anzac spirit - famously traced to a doomed offensive carried out by Australian troops at Gallipoli, Turkey, in World War One - are embedded in Australia's sense of national identity.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"Listening to a lot of veterans in the space, Anzac Day is about our veterans... I think the majority view would be that they don't want it on that day," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

Police said there was no threat to Thursday’s events for Anzac Day, when thousands gather for dawn services and street marches around Australia to commemorate the nation’s war dead.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

The Anzac Day services began as the first light broke on the peninsula in northwest Turkey, with a mournful Aboriginal didgeridoo performance and the singing of hymns and solemn songs.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023

He ranked with the Anzac and the Lowland Scot in the great adventure.

From With Manchesters in the East by Hurst, Gerald B. (Gerald Berkeley), Sir