Alcatraz
See also: alcatraz
English
Etymology
From Spanish Isla de los Alcatraces (“island of gannets”), named by Juan Manuel de Ayala, an explorer of San Francisco Bay.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈælkətɹæz/
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Proper noun
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
an island in the San Francisco bay, formerly a famous prison
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Portuguese
Proper noun
Alcatraz f
- Alcatraz (an island and former prison in the Bay of San Francisco, California, United States)
Spanish
Proper noun
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.