Australia Day

Australia Day noun

1. a legal holiday in Australia, the first Monday after January 25, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788.

Formerly Foundation Day. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for australia day Australia Day noun

1. a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on the first Monday after Jan 26

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