Niigata

N1I1I1G2A1T1A1

proper noun

A prefecture of Japan.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A prefecture of Japan.
  2. The capital city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 新潟(にいがた) (Nīgata).

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Translations

Arabic نيغاتا, نييغاتا
  • نيغاتاcity of Japan
  • نييغاتاcity of Japan
Bulgarian Ниигата
  • Ниигата (Niigata)city of Japan
Chinese Mandarin 新潟
  • 新潟 (Xīnxì)city of Japan
Czech Niigata
  • Niigatacity of Japan
French Niigata
  • Niigatacity of Japan
Hindi नीगाता
  • नीगाता (nīgātā)city of Japan
Hungarian Niigata
  • Niigatacity of Japan
Japanese 新潟
  • 新潟 (Nīgata)city of Japan
Korean 니가타
  • 니가타 (Nigata)city of Japan
Polish Niigata, Niigata
  • Niigataprefecture of Japan
  • Niigatacity of Japan
Russian Ниига́та
  • Ниига́та (Niigáta)city of Japan
Ukrainian Ніїґата
  • Ніїґата (Nijigata)city of Japan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ignatia
Cite this entry
APA

Niigata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niigata

MLA

“Niigata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niigata. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Niigata,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niigata.

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