Akita

[ uh-kee-tuh ]

noun

1. a seaport on northern Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan.
2. Sometimes a·ki·ta. 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

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Akita¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Akita¹

C20: named after a district in N Japan

Example Sentences

Although Akita prefecture is mountainous there is a greater proportion of level land in it than in Yamagata.

From Project Gutenberg

Yamagata signifies "shape of a mountain" and Akita means "autumn rice field."

From Project Gutenberg

Not a few miserable dwellings were to be seen as we passed into Akita prefecture.

From Project Gutenberg

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