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Chiba

American

[chee-bah] / ˈtʃiˈbɑ /

noun

a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.

Chiba British

/ ˈtʃiːba /

noun

an industrial city in central Japan, in SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay. Pop: 880 164 (2002 est)

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Japan's Mone Chiba finished fourth, ahead of Amber Glenn - who rose from 13th to fifth after an excellent free skate - while Russian champion Adeliia Petrosian came sixth following a fall.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Affectionately called "big sister" by her teammates, she is leading a new generation of Japanese stars including Nakai, 17, and Chiba, 20.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

One popular overseas destination is in Chiba, outside Tokyo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

To explore this mystery, a team led by Associate Professor Tomoaki Ishiyama of Chiba University's Digital Transformation Enhancement Council in Japan carried out one of the most extensive cosmological simulations ever performed.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025

Laloo Chiba, who once trained as a tailor, wrote out minuscule coded messages that would be placed in the converted matchbox.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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