Alcatraz

alcatraz English <dab> Etymology From en es Isla de los Alcatraces island of gannets, from en ar غَطَّاس الْغَطَّاس the diver; named by Juan Manuel de Ayala, an explorer of San Francisco Bay. Pronunciation en /ˈælkətɹæz/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alcatraz.wav Southern England Proper noun en Alcatraz Island island in San Francisco Bay s/California c/USA formerly the site of a famous prison. en w:Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary a famous former U.S. federal prison, on the island. en Samantha Waldenberg Trump says he is directing Bureau of Prisons to reopen Alcatraz to house ‘ruthless and violent o\ffenders’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/04/politics/trump-alcatraz-prisons-reopen 2025-05-04 Alcatraz was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. en w:Fort Alcatraz a U.S. coastal defense fort, predecessor of the prison. Translations an island in the San Francisco bay, formerly a famous prison Greek: el Αλκατράζ m Hindi: hi ऐल्कट्रैज़ m Portuguese: pt Alcatraz f en Prison Portuguese Etymology From pt en Alcatraz, from pt es Isla de los Alcatraces, ultimately a borrowing of pt ar غَطَّاس الْغَطَّاس the diver Pronunciation Proper noun f pt island/and/former prison bay/Bay of San Francisco s/California c/United States Alcatraz Spanish Pronunciation Proper noun f es US Spanish es island/and/former prison s/California c/USA on bay/San Francisco Bay Alcatraz es islands es Isla de Alcatraz es prison es Prisión Federal de Alcatraz