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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
Synonyms

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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Akita

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

Example Sentences

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One member of the council represents the district on the Akita Prefectural Assembly.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Harajuku shopper Yumeho Akita, 25, told AFP she had good memories of raising her Tamagotchi for several months during her childhood.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

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

A vassal of Akita Danjō killed a swallow.

From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

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