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Australia Day
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English
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Australia Day.wav Southern England
Proper noun
Australia Day
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
en Invasion Day (derogatory, although more accepted as an accurate and appropriate synonym and a proposed name change)
en Australia Calendar