Alcatraz in British English
(ˈælkəˌtræz)
noun
an island in W California, in San Francisco Bay: a federal prison until 1963
Alcatraz in American English
(ˈælkəˌtræz)
small island in San Francisco Bay: site of a federal prison (1934-63)
Word origin
after Sp Isla de Alcatraces, Island of PelicansImage ofAlcatraz
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