"Alcatraz" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈælkətɹæz/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alcatraz.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Spanish Isla de los Alcatraces (“island of gannets”), named by Juan Manuel de Ayala, an explorer of San Francisco Bay. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es||Isla de los Alcatraces|t=island of gannets}} Spanish Isla de los Alcatraces (“island of gannets”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} 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. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Alcatraz Island (extra: an island in San Francisco Bay, Pacific Ocean, of California, United States, formerly the site of a famous prison) Categories (place): Islands, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States Translations (an island in the San Francisco bay, formerly a famous prison): Αλκατράζ (Alkatráz) [masculine] (Greek), Alcatraz [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Alcatraz-en-name-7XLB6Kye Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 20 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 25 24 Disambiguation of 'an island in the San Francisco bay, formerly a famous prison': 90 6 4
  2. Ellipsis of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a famous former U.S. federal prison, on the island. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (extra: a famous former U.S. federal prison, on the island.) Categories (topical): Prison
    Sense id: en-Alcatraz-en-name-Vcfo65ne Disambiguation of Prison: 26 54 20 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  3. Ellipsis of Fort Alcatraz, a U.S. coastal defense fort, predecessor of the prison. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Fort Alcatraz (extra: a U.S. coastal defense fort, predecessor of the prison.)
    Sense id: en-Alcatraz-en-name-P4f2BVK9 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks

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