Akitan.

Brit.

/əˈkiːtə/, U.S.

/ɑˈkidə/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Akita.

Etymology: < Akita (Japanese Akita), the name of a prefecture in the north-west of Honshu, the main island of Japan, where the breed is thought to have originated. Compare Japanese Akita-inu and (less frequently) Akita-ken, both lit. ‘Akita dog’ (first half of the 20th cent.).

A breed of large dog of spitz type, developed in northern Japan; a dog of this breed.A variety of Akita recently bred in North America is sometimes regarded as a separate breed.

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Eskimo dog1774

Eskimo1830

husky1871

elk-hound1878

Malamute1884

schipperke1887

Samoyed1889

skip1895

Eskimo husky1896

laika1905

keeshond1926

Akita1928

Siberian1928

Finnish Spitz1930

Siberian husky1930

1928 F. T. Barton Kennel Encycl. 8/1 Akita. The title of this breed came from the name of the district, in the northern part of Japan.

1948 C. L. B. Hubbard Dogs in Brit. xvii. 170 The Shika Inu is popularly called the Akita and is the only member of the breed to have been imported into Britain.

1989 Life Autumn 64/2 (caption) The favourite yuppie puppy became the Akita, a national monument in its native Japan.

2010 Daily Tel. 26 Oct. 10/8 Charlotte Cort–Levin was almost blinded in one eye when the akita dog, a large Japanese breed, lunged at her.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	akita
释义	Akitan. Brit. /əˈkiːtə/, U.S. /ɑˈkidə/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Akita. Etymology: < Akita (Japanese Akita), the name of a prefecture in the north-west of Honshu, the main island of Japan, where the breed is thought to have originated. Compare Japanese Akita-inu and (less frequently) Akita-ken, both lit. ‘Akita dog’ (first half of the 20th cent.). A breed of large dog of spitz type, developed in northern Japan; a dog of this breed.A variety of Akita recently bred in North America is sometimes regarded as a separate breed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > Spitz > types of Eskimo dog1774 Eskimo1830 husky1871 elk-hound1878 Malamute1884 schipperke1887 Samoyed1889 skip1895 Eskimo husky1896 laika1905 keeshond1926 Akita1928 Siberian1928 Finnish Spitz1930 Siberian husky1930 1928 F. T. Barton Kennel Encycl. 8/1 Akita. The title of this breed came from the name of the district, in the northern part of Japan. 1948 C. L. B. Hubbard Dogs in Brit. xvii. 170 The Shika Inu is popularly called the Akita and is the only member of the breed to have been imported into Britain. 1989 Life Autumn 64/2 (caption) The favourite yuppie puppy became the Akita, a national monument in its native Japan. 2010 Daily Tel. 26 Oct. 10/8 Charlotte Cort–Levin was almost blinded in one eye when the akita dog, a large Japanese breed, lunged at her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1928
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