the Rock

== English == === Alternative forms === The Rock === Etymology === (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 about Newfoundland?”) === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ðə ˈɹɑk/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ðə ˈɹɒk/ === Proper noun === the Rock (UK) Nickname for Gibraltar: a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. (US) Nickname for Alcatraz: an island of San Francisco Bay, California, United States. (US) Nickname for Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: a prison on Alcatraz Island, United States. (Canada) Nickname for Newfoundland: an island of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Australia) Nickname for Uluru: A huge free-standing rock in southern Northern Territory in central Australia. Nickname for the American actor professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson (born 1972). ==== Usage notes ==== When used as a nickname for Gibraltar, Alcatraz, or Newfoundland, the preceding the is often capitalized ("The"). ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Eckroth, rocketh