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

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Anzac

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

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 ● Jun. 3, 2024

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

Meanwhile the ridge which you see just south of Azmak Dere had also been captured, and the whole left rear of the Anzac position had been safeguarded.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by Parrott, James Edward