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

In Chiba City, where parkland had been created on landfill dumped into Tokyo Bay, the sidewalks rippled like fabric.

From Literature

Just outside of Chiba, at a refinery owned by Cosmo Oil, a huge storage tank had been filled with water—instead of the lighter natural gas it was meant to hold—for inspection.

From Literature

Former major league reliever Roberto Osuna — who received a 75-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy — signed last season with the Chiba Lotte Marines.

From Seattle Times

Tokyo-born Sanada, who began acting at the age of 5, developed a love for European and Hollywood movies — “musicals, action, fantasy, everything” — and studied dance, singing and martial arts before joining mentor Sonny Chiba’s famed Japan Action Club at 13.

From Los Angeles Times

Last April, he tossed a perfect game with 19 strikeouts for Chiba Lotte.

From Los Angeles Times