Australia Day

English

Proper noun

Australia Day

  1. 26th January, Australia's National Day in commemoration of the beginning of the British colonisation of Australia with the foundation of the first colonial settlement in 1788.

Synonyms

  • Invasion Day (derogatory, although more accepted as an accurate and appropriate synonym and a proposed name change)
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