Anzac
Americannoun
-
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.
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
Etymology
Origin of Anzac
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Other countries have their own days of remembrance, such as Australia’s Anzac Day, the U.K.’s Remembrance Sunday, and France’s Armistice Day.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The Royal Family posted on X about Anzac Day, "which honours the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations."
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
"People express great pride in the way in which Australia has fought - this is what's known as the Anzac legend," says Peter Stanley, the former principal historian at the AWM.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023
Dawn services and marches were also held across New Zealand, where Anzac Day is considered the most important day of national commemoration as it is in Australia.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023
The force at Anzac Cove had been reenforced with Indian troops and two divisions of the new troops from England.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War by Miller, Francis Trevelyan
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
