Alcatraz
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish Isla de los Alcatraces (“island of gannets”), named by Juan Manuel de Ayala, an explorer of San Francisco Bay.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈælkətɹæz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Alcatraz
- Ellipsis of Alcatraz Island, an island in San Francisco Bay, Pacific Ocean, of California, United States, formerly the site of a famous prison.
- Ellipsis of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a famous former U.S. federal prison, on the island.
- Ellipsis of Fort Alcatraz, a U.S. coastal defense fort, predecessor of the prison.
Translations
[edit]an island in the San Francisco bay, formerly a famous prison
Portuguese
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Proper noun
[edit]Alcatraz f
- Alcatraz (an island and former prison in the Bay of San Francisco, California, United States)
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /alkaˈtɾaθ/ [al.kaˈt̪ɾaθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alkaˈtɾas/ [al.kaˈt̪ɾas]
- Rhymes: -aθ
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: Al‧ca‧traz
Proper noun
[edit]Alcatraz
- (US) Alcatraz (an island and former prison in California, United States, on San Francisco Bay)
- (islands) Ellipsis of Isla de Alcatraz.
- (prison) Ellipsis of Prisión Federal de Alcatraz.
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