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Al·ca·traz
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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)
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n
an island in W California, in San Francisco Bay: a federal prison until 1963
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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