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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How to use Anzac in a sentence

Yet (and despite the Peter Weir movie "Gallipoli"), it was not an ANZAC show only.
The History Behind ANZAC Day|David Frum|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The burial of 3,000 Turks by armistice at Anzac seems to have been carried out without a hitch.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
As Helles, Anzac and Tenedos have each been ruled out, we are going to doss down on this sandbank opposite us.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
As they drew near they came under fire of our destroyers and of the Anzac guns and were badly knocked about and broken up.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

After all's said and done the troops at Helles and Anzac are still perfectly game and we have got nearer our goal.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton
He slackened his pace at sight of an Anzac officer rolling on the ground, coughing and spitting up frothy blood.
Grapes of wrath|Boyd Cable

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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