name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈænzæk/
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CMU ARPABET:AE1 N Z AE0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
Acronym of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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name
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of ANZAC.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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name
Meaning 3
A hamlet in northern Alberta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A soldier from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (1914-1918).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative letter-case form of ANZAC (“type of soldier”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Meaning 6
Short for Anzac biscuit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 7
a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand army corps during World War I
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: soldier
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Portuguese:
Anzac
— soldier from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Turkish:
Anzaklar
— soldier from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps