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  Akita

  noun

  a seaport on northern Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan.
• akita
  akita

  noun

  a large powerfully-built dog of a Japanese breed with erect ears, a typically white coat, and a large full tail carried curled over its back

Akita

American  

[uh-kee-tuh] / əˈki tə /

noun

1. a seaport on northern Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan.

2. Sometimes akita one of a Japanese breed of large, muscular dogs having a broad head with erect ears, a stiff coat of brown, red, black, or brindle color, and a long tail curled over its back: originally bred for hunting, now often used as a guard dog.

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akita British  

/ əˈkiːtə /

noun

1. a large powerfully-built dog of a Japanese breed with erect ears, a typically white coat, and a large full tail carried curled over its back

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Etymology

Origin of Akita

First recorded in 1925–30; from Japanese surname Akita “autumn ricefield”

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Akita has alone culled over 1,000 so far.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025

Another comment that resonated came from Donald’s older sister, Akita.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2024

Akita has logged a record 30 cases of bear attacks on people in 2023 alone, increasingly in residential areas.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

The year Hachiko was born, Hidesaburo Ueno, a renowned agricultural professor and a dog lover, asked a student to find him an Akita puppy.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2023

A taste for this sport is also cultivated in Akita.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott

Richard Gere plays a New England music professor who bonds with an akita pup, with results that go from heartwarming to heartrending.

From The Guardian ● May 23, 2019

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