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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”

Example Sentences

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

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

Kubota is a very attractive and purely Japanese town of 36,000 people, the capital of Akita ken.

From Unbeaten Tracks in Japan by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

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