Definitions

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  • proper noun a city in Japan.
  • proper noun a prefecture in Japan.
  • proper noun a Japanese surname

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Examples

  • Higuri’s, Cantarella, is ongoing in Akita Shoten’s Princess Gold and being published in English by Go!

    02 « December « 2009 « Precocious Curmudgeon 2009

  • Higuri’s, Cantarella, is ongoing in Akita Shoten’s Princess Gold and being published in English by Go!

    Compare and contrast 2009

  • The Akita is a watchdog, bred to defend its human family.

    L.A. in the Age of O.J. Dunne, Dominick 1995

  • In the northern prefecture of Akita, which is below the flight path of one of the rocket's stages, the local government erroneously reported a launch to all its community administrations, after an army member "verbally" passed on the Defence Ministry's alert to a provincial official.

    unknown title 2009

  • Gere said the Japanese breed of dogs called Akita used in the movie are close to wild dogs and very difficult to train.

    Ottawa Sun 2009

  • Rocco like to visit his friend Rocco (an Akita Rottweiler mix)

    Best Gun Dog Contest 2009

  • •The five breeds with the highest relative proportion of death from gastrointestinal causes including parvovirus and gastric dilation and volvulus syndrome — known as bloat were Great Dane, Gordon setter, Akita, Shar-pei and Weimeraner.

    Diseases that kill dogs tend to affect specific breeds 2011

  • An officer picked up a 10-year-old tricolor female Akita mix.

    Prince George's County Animal Watch Post 2010

  • I had an Akita few years ago and always took him hunting all year round and he had a steady diet of moose and deer bones. he was the greatest at finding deer any time of year and used to drag sheds and bones home on his own.

    Training Your Dog to Find Shed Antlers 2009

  • I had an Akita few years ago and always took him hunting all year round and he had a steady diet of moose and deer bones. he was the greatest at finding deer any time of year and used to drag sheds and bones home on his own.

    Training Your Dog to Find Shed Antlers 2009

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