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Akiba

Akiba is the clipping of Akihabara.

Meaning of Akihabara

Proper noun

Akihabara

  1. A neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo prefecture, Japan, known primarily for its shopping and the mass availability of electronics, manga, anime, and other goods.
    • Akihabara means Field of Autumn Leaves, but the fields and leaves have all been replaced by electronics stores, and these days people call it Akiba or Electricity Town.2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 311
    Synonyms:
    Akiba

Proper noun (1)

Akiba

  1. A surname from Japanese.

Proper noun (2)

Akiba

  1. Synonym of Jacob; A male given name from Hebrew.
    Synonyms:
    Jacob

Synonyms of Akiba

Forms of Akiba

alternative formAkiva

Origin of Akiba

From Japanese アキバ (Akiba).

From Japanese 秋葉 (Akiba).

From Hebrew יַעֲקֹב.

Questions about Akiba

What does Akiba mean?
Akiba means a surname from Japanese.
What is Akiba the clipping of?
Akiba is the clipping of Akihabara.
What part of speech is Akiba?
Akiba is a proper noun.

Words near Akiba in the dictionary

  1. akialoas
  2. akiami paste shrimp
  3. akiami paste shrimps
  4. akiapolaau
  5. akiapolaaus
  6. Akiba
  7. AKICIF
  8. akicita
  9. akicitas
  10. Akihabara
  11. akikiki

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Akiba (page history and authors); Akihabara (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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