ANZAC (disambiguation)

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ANZAC is an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, an army corps that fought at the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I and was disbanded in 1916.

ANZAC may also refer to:

  • ANZAC biscuit, a traditional Australian and New Zealand biscuit
  • ANZAC Bridge, a large cable-stayed bridge spanning Johnstons Bay between Pyrmont and Rozelle, Sydney, Australia
  • Anzac class destroyer (1916), a class of six destroyer leaders completed for the Royal Navy during 1916-17
  • Anzac class frigate, class of frigate currently used by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy
  • Anzac Cove, a small cove on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey
  • Anzac Day, a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand on 25 April every year to commemorate the landing at Gallipoli
  • ANZAC Parade, Canberra, a road on the main axis between Parliament House and Mount Ainslie
  • ANZAC spirit, a component of modern Australian and New Zealand mythology describing the spirit of "mateship" and cheerful suffering amongst Australians and New Zealanders
  • ANZAC Square, Brisbane, located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street, in Brisbane, Queensland
  • ANZAC Test, an annual rugby league match played between Australia and New Zealand
  • ANZAC War Memorial, Sydney's main commemorative military monument
  • HMAS Anzac, three ships in the Royal Australian Navy
  • "Anzac" (Restriction on Trade Use of Word) Act 1916, a British restriction on the trade use of the word following a request by Australia and New Zealand
  • ANZAC Peace Prize, an annual peace prize given to an ordinary Australian for effort toward global peace
  • Anzacs, a 1985 Australian TV miniseries about Australian and New Zealand soldiers in World War I


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