Australia Day

American  

noun

1. a legal holiday in Australia, the first Monday after January 25, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788.

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Australia Day British  

noun

1. a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on the first Monday after Jan 26

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Example Sentences

Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of the Australia Day weekend.

From BBC

Australia Day is a national holiday that is held each year on 26 January - the anniversary of Britain's First Fleet landing at Sydney Cove in 1788.

From BBC

Coastal Queensland is popular with holidaymakers and tourists, but the wild weather caused problems for the Australia Day holiday Friday as a number of campgrounds were forced to close.

From Seattle Times

Have your views of Australia Day — and how you mark the day — changed over time?

From New York Times

For the first time, his community of York near Perth will combine three days of Indigenous storytelling with the annual Australia Day festivities.

From BBC