Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of あきたけん – see the following entries.
秋田県
[proper noun] a prefecture in 東北 (Tōhoku) region of Japan; its capital city is also 秋田 (Akita)
秋田犬
[noun] an Akita (Japanese dog breed)
(This term, あきたけん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)