Alcatraz

From Spanish Isla de los Alcatraces (“island of gannets”), named by Juan Manuel de Ayala, an explorer of San Francisco Bay.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈælkətɹæz/

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Alcatraz

1. Ellipsis of Alcatraz Island, an island in San Francisco Bay, Pacific Ocean, of California, United States, formerly the site of a famous prison.
2. Ellipsis of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a famous former U.S. federal prison, on the island.
3. Ellipsis of Fort Alcatraz, a U.S. coastal defense fort, predecessor of the prison.

Alcatraz f

1. Alcatraz (an island and former prison in the Bay of San Francisco, California, United States)

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alkaˈtɾaθ/ [al.kaˈt̪ɾaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alkaˈtɾas/ [al.kaˈt̪ɾas]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: Al‧ca‧traz

Alcatraz

1. (US) Alcatraz (an island and former prison in California, United States, on San Francisco Bay)
   1. (islands) Ellipsis of Isla de Alcatraz.
   2. (prison) Ellipsis of Prisión Federal de Alcatraz.