Anzac

Anzac
An Australian soldier. Anzac denotes the virtues of courage and determination displayed by the First World War Australian soldiers at Gallipoli in 1915. Anzac was formed from the initial letters of Australian and NewZealand Army Corps. Australian soldiers are also called diggers because so much of the original Anzacs' time was spent digging trenches. First recorded 1915. View Australian National Dictionary entry for ANZAC.

Australian idioms. 2014.

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  • ANZAC — [ æn,zæk ] noun count a soldier from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, especially in World War I …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Anzac — 1915, acronym of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. First used in reference to the Gallipoli campaign …   Etymology dictionary

  • ANZAC — (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) armed forces from Australia and New Zealand who fought in World War I …   English contemporary dictionary

  • anzac — ànzac m DEFINICIJA v. Ansatz …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Anzac — [an′zak΄] n. [acronym formed from the title] 1. in WWI, a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps 2. any soldier from Australia or New Zealand …   English World dictionary

  • ANZAC — Das Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) war ein Armeekorps der Streitkräfte des Britischen Empire im Ersten Weltkrieg. Es wurde aus Australiern und Neuseeländern gebildet. Das ANZAC kämpfte bei der Schlacht von Gallipoli, im Nahen Osten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Anzac — /ˈænzæk / (say anzak) 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. an Anzac biscuit. –adjective 4. of or relating to Anzacs, Anzac Day, or the events at Gallipoli …  

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