Akita
- noun
- /əˈkiːtə/
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Akita
- PHOTO (COLOR): Immature Akita Komachi rice.
Examples
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This is Akita Witch by Nidhi Akafar, which I have read a trilogy by her Dabinti trilogy and I enjoyed how unique her setting was.
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For their next project, Tanaka and a colleague, Satoshi Akita, sought to use the experience they had acquired and turned to the need for mass analysis of biological materials.
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Lodging was also a problem on the 13 acres of Akita Komachi at Carlos Carter's Lost Island Farm in Stuttgart.
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Besides Akita and Yoshida, Tanaka credits Yutaka Ido and Tamio Yoshida for their help.
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PHOTO (COLOR): Rice grower Chris Isbell (left) and ARS' Bob Dilday check a field of Akita Komachi rice.
Academic text (1997) -
Although his own farm features 400 acres of the Japanese consumer's favorite, Koshihikari, and 200 acres of another popular variety called Akita Komachi, Isbell says the Japanese varieties pose enough production challenges that he suggested the newcomers try their hand at Akita Komachi, reportedly less troublesome to grow.
Academic text (1997) -
Although his own farm features 400 acres of the Japanese consumer's favorite, Koshihikari, and 200 acres of another popular variety called Akita Komachi, Isbell says the Japanese varieties pose enough production challenges that he suggested the newcomers try their hand at Akita Komachi, reportedly less troublesome to grow.
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Tanaka often discusses his research with his friend Satoshi Akita, who is a skilled biologist.
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The notable Japanese author, Akita Akita, has written several acclaimed novels throughout his career.
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Many scholars appreciate the contributions of Satoshi Akita to contemporary Japanese literature.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Akita as a family name comes from a place in Japan. The place name breaks into aki 'autumn' and ta 'rice field', so the name likely began for people who lived in that area and became their surname.
