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Anzac
[ an-zak ]
noun
- a member of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I.
- a soldier from Australia or New Zealand.
- any Australian or New Zealander.
Anzac
/ ˈænzæk /
noun
- (in World War I) a soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
- (now) any Australian or New Zealand soldier
- the Anzac landing at Gallipoli in 1915
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Anzac1
First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences
Australia and New Zealand already have a longstanding "Anzac bond", he said, pointing to their history fighting side-by-side at Gallipoli in World War One.
From BBC
Military cadets attend an Anzac Day dawn service at Coogee Beach in Sydney.
From Seattle Times
Trading was closed in Australia for a national holiday, Anzac Day.
From Seattle Times
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
Extremists have plotted mass-casualty attacks on past Anzac Days, but police have intervened before plans were executed.
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