Akiba may refer to:
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Akiba (given name) Akiva or Akiba is a Jewish-ethnic name, arising in Aramaic from he, יַעֲקֹב, and thus cognate to English Jacob.
Among Jews, "Ya'akov" and "Akiva" - though essentially variants of the same name - are treated as completely separate, arousing ...
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Akiba (surname) Akiba is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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*, Japanese footballer
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Entertainment
* Akiba, a character in the ''
Metal Gear Solid
is a series of techno-thriller stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, ''Metal Gear'', was released in 1987 for MSX home computers. The player often takes control of a special forces operat ...
'' series of video games
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''Akiba'' (subgenus), a subgenus of protozoa in the genus ''
Leucocytozoon
''Leucocytozoon '' (or ''Leukocytozoon'') is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa (which also includes the malaria parasites).
The species of this genus use either blackflies ('' Simulium'' species) or a biting mi ...
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Akiba Commercial Bank
Akiba Commercial Bank (ACB) is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator.
Overview
The bank is a retail commercial bank that focuses on serving the poorest of poor Tanz ...
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* Akiba Hebrew Academy, the former name of
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is a coeducational college-preparatory and religiously pluralistic Jewish day school for grades 6 through 12, located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Founded in Center City, Philadelphia in 1946 as Akiba Hebrew Aca ...
, located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
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Akihabara
is a common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan. Administratively, the area called Akihabara mainly belongs to the and Kanda-Sakumachō districts in Chiyoda. There exists an administrative district ca ...
(often shortened to Akiba), an area of Tokyo well known as a shopping district for video games, anime, manga, and computer goods
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Akiba Dam
The is a dam on the Tenryū River, located in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.
History
The potential of the Tenryū River valley for hydroelectric power development was realized by the Meiji governme ...
, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School is a Jewish day school in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. It is the only Jewish school on Chicago's South Side and attracts a wide range of students from across the Chicago metropolitan area.
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The school ...
, a Jewish school in Hyde Park, Chicago
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Akiva (disambiguation) Akiva was the Judean religious leader Rabbi Akiva (c. 50 – c. 135 CE).
Akiva also may refer to:
* Akiva (given name)
* Yeshivat Akiva, religious school
* Akiva, a planet in the '' Star Wars'' franchise
See also
* Akiba (disambiguation)
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