No. 4,730 in German
westlich
West of; western.
In a sentence
Der Sonnenuntergang war wunderschön westlich des Berges.
The sunset was beautiful west of the mountain.
Here, 'westlich' denotes the relative direction (to the west) of the sunset in relation to the mountain.
Die westliche Brise brachte kühlende Luft an den Strand.
The western breeze brought cooling air to the beach.
In this sentence, 'westlich' describes the origin of the breeze, specifically identifying it as coming from the west.
Wir sind in das westliche Viertel der Stadt umgezogen.
We moved to the western district of the city.
Here, 'westlich' is used attributively to define the location of a district within the city, indicating it is situated in the west.
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