the Rock
See also: The Rock
English
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editEtymology
edit- (Gibraltar): From the Rock of Gibraltar
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What is abut Newfoundland?”)
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ðə ˈɹɑk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ðə ˈɹɒk/
Proper noun
edit- (UK) Nickname of Gibraltar: A dependent territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
- (US) Nickname of the island of Alcatraz: An island in San Francisco Bay, California, United States.
- (US) Nickname of the prison on Alcatraz Island, USA.
- (Canada) Nickname of the Island of Newfoundland: An island of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- (Australia) Nickname of Uluru: A huge free-standing rock in southern Northern Territory in central Australia.
Usage notes
edit- When used as a nickname for Gibraltar, Alcatraz, or Newfoundland, the preceding the is often capitalized ("The").
Translations
editnickname of Alcatraz
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