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- proper noun Initialism of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
- noun A
soldier from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (1914-1918).
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Examples
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The use of the term ANZAC is protected under Australian law from commercial exploitation except under very limited and specific conditions which include the prior approval of the Veterans Affairs department.
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The name ANZAC is particularly identified with the exploits of our troops on the Gallipoli
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He was the instigator for what is recognised to this day as one of the most solemn days on the Australian calendar, that of ANZAC Day, April 25th, in recognition of that first landing by Australian Forces at Ari Burnu on Turkey's Gallipoli Pensinsula, now forever in the Australian psyche known as ANZAC Cove.
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And in ANZAC Squash, Fairfax has bought a New Zealand classifieds site, Trade Me.
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April 25, also known as ANZAC Day, is also marked by the regiment in recognition of its part in the Gallipoli operation.
Archive 2006-04-01 Ed Hollett 2006
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Those in charge at the Cats and the Magpies are hoping the League gives the match the green light to become an annual event, a marquee match on the football calendar such as ANZAC Day and Easter Monday.
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Has ANZAC day become our 4th of July, celebrating nationhood rather than remembering the horrors of war?
by jingo - cultural identity, football, feminism and the ANZACs Another Outspoken Female 2009
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Has ANZAC day become our 4th of July, celebrating nationhood rather than remembering the horrors of war?
Archive 2009-04-01 Another Outspoken Female 2009
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I'd love to make these, but it's April 25 in Australia which means I need to be patriotic and whip up some ANZAC biscuits to commemorate the Aussie/New Zealander soldiers who died at Gallipoli in Turkey in World War I.
Ratios and cherry almond cookies | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Today she is attending a dawn service to mark ANZAC Day, Australia's main national day of military commemoration.
The View North From Down Under Andrew Shearer 2011
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