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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Anzac

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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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 vigil in Alice Springs will be held at the Anzac sports oval at 17.30 local time.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

"Listening to a lot of veterans in the space, Anzac Day is about our veterans... I think the majority view would be that they don't want it on that day," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

Military cadets attend an Anzac Day dawn service at Coogee Beach in Sydney.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Simultaneously, an overwhelming force was to land at Suvla Bay and at Anzac, to make a surprise attack on the Turks' right flank.

From Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition by Gallishaw, John

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