Anzac
[ an-zak ]
/ ˈæn zæk /
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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.
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Origin of Anzac
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby Anzac
anywheres, anywise, ANZ, Anza, ANZAAS, Anzac, Anzac Day, Anzengruber, Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Anzio, ANZUS
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British Dictionary definitions for Anzac
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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