Akita
noun
a seaport on northern Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan.
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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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Akita has alone culled over 1,000 so far.
From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025
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
Not a few miserable dwellings were to be seen as we passed into Akita prefecture.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson
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