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Akihabara

Akihabara proper noun: a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo prefecture, Japan, known primarily for its shopping and the mass availability of electronics, manga, anime, and other goods.

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    • Akihabara means Field of Autumn Leaves, but the fields and leaves have all been replaced by electronics stores, and these days people call it Akiba or Electricity Town.2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 311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

Synonyms of Akihabara

Origin of Akihabara

Borrowed from Japanese 秋(あき)葉(は)原(ばら) (Akihabara).

Questions about Akihabara

What does Akihabara mean?
Akihabara means a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo prefecture, Japan, known primarily for its shopping and the mass availability of electronics, manga, anime, and other goods.
What part of speech is Akihabara?
Akihabara is a proper noun.

Words near Akihabara in the dictionary

  1. akiapolaaus
  2. Akiba
  3. AKICIF
  4. akicita
  5. akicitas
  6. Akihabara
  7. akikiki
  8. akikikis
  9. Akiko
  10. Akikuyu
  11. Akil

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