Akita
noun
a seaport on northern Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan.
Akita
American
[uh-kee-tuh]
/ əˈki tə /
noun
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a seaport on northern Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan.
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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
Etymology
Origin of Akita
First recorded in 1925–30; from Japanese surname Akita “autumn ricefield”
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Hachirogata is in Akita prefecture and has a population of around 5,000 people.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
In Miyagi, Akita, and Fukushima prefectures, the number of sightings in April was around four times that of the previous year, the Yomiuri daily reported.
From Barron's ● May 8, 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
The fief of Uesugi Kagekatsu was reduced from 1,200,000 koku in Aizu to 300,000 koku in Yonezawa; and the 800,000 koku of the Satake family in Hitachi were exchanged for 200,000 koku in Akita.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by F. (Frank) Brinkley
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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