Australia Day

noun

Aus·​tra·​lia Day ȯ-ˈstrāl-yə- How to pronounce Australia Day (audio)
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: a national holiday in Australia commemorating the landing of the British at Sydney Cove in 1788 and observed on the Monday of or next following Jan. 26

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The sniping over Australia Day continued last week. — Victoria Kim, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025 Wool traceability and sustainability have been at the heart of Campaign for Wool since its formation in 2010 on Jan. 26, Australia Day. — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025

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First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Australia Day was in 1907

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