Chiba

American  

[chee-bah] / ˈtʃiˈbɑ /

noun

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

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Chiba British  

/ ˈtʃiːba /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The quake had a 5.4 magnitude and its epicenter was in Chiba prefecture, southeast of Tokyo, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

From Seattle Times

Sayaka Chiba and Saya Ikeya - 20-year-old women - jumped and screamed when Bauer walked across a stadium parking lot.

From Washington Times

Sachihiko Harashina, an engineer who specializes in environmental planning and is the president of Chiba University of Commerce, said Koike seemed to favor the developers.

From Seattle Times

Ruling party candidates were also forecast to win a seat for the lower house in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo, and one for the upper house in Oita prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu, NHK said.

From Reuters

Kishida did not mention the explosion and returned to the Tokyo region in the evening after campaigning in Chiba for another candidate.

From Washington Times