Anzac

Anzac
noun Etymology: Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Date: 1915 a soldier from Australia or New Zealand

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  • ANZAC — army formations and units include both Australian and New Zealand troops. The term ANZAC originated as an acronym for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, an army corps of Australian and New Zealand troops who fought against the Turks in… …   Wikipedia

  • ANZAC — (acrónimo de Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) son las siglas en inglés que designan un ejército conjunto de Australia y Nueva Zelanda en tiempos de guerra. El término se originó en 1915 con ocasión del desembarco combinado de fuerzas… …   Wikipedia Español

  • ANZAC — (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. ANZAC peut faire référence à : ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), un corps d armée formé de troupes australiennes et néo… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 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 …  

  • 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 …   Australian idioms

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