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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Alcatraz
Al·ca·traz 7 BrE [ˈælkətræz] NAmE [ˈælkətræz] noun
a small US island near San Francisco where there is a former prison
•The clinic felt like Alcatraz. There was no escape.
Word Origin:
[Alcatraz] from Spanish alcatraz ‘pelicans’, which were once common there.
Culture:
The island was known as ‘the Rock’. The prison was used from 1933 to 1963 for the country’s most dangerous prisoners, including Al Capone. It is now a popular tourist attraction.
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