No. 6,689 in Dutch
westelijk
Western.
In a sentence
Het westelijke deel van het land heeft een gematigd klimaat.
The western part of the country has a temperate climate.
In this sentence, "westelijke" is used as an adjective to describe the direction-related attribute of a region, specifying its location as being in the west.
We moeten een westelijke richting aanhouden om de kust te bereiken.
We need to maintain a western direction to reach the coast.
Here, "westelijke" functions as an adjective to modify the noun 'richting' (direction), indicating a directional heading related to the west.
De westelijke wind brengt milde temperaturen.
The western wind brings mild temperatures.
In this instance, "westelijke" describes the origin of the wind, linking it to the west, serving again as a descriptive adjective.
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