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the Rock
- (UK) Nickname of Gibraltar. A colony of the United Kingdom, of the Iberian Peninsula, Europe, on the Strait of Gibraltar, between Mediterranean and Atlantic
- (US) Nickname of the prison on Alcatraz Island, USA.
- (US) Nickname of the island of Alcatraz. An island in San Francisco Bay, Pacific, of California, United States
- (Canada) Nickname of the Island of Newfoundland. An island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- (Australia) Nickname of Uluru.
Usage notes
When used as a nickname for Gibraltar, Alcatraz, or Newfoundland, the preceding the is often capitalized ("The").
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