Alcatraz

Al·ca·traz

[al-kuh-traz]
noun
a small island in W California, in San Francisco Bay: site of a U.S. penitentiary 1933–63.
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Alcatraz (ˈælkəˌtræz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an island in W California, in San Francisco Bay: a federal prison until 1963

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Alcatraz
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