No. 390 in Lithuanian
vakarų
"Vakarų" means "western" or "of the west" in English.
In a sentence
Lietuva ribojasi su Baltijos jūra vakaruose.
Lithuania borders the Baltic Sea to the west.
Here, "vakarų" or its root "vakaruose" denotes a geographical orientation, i.e., 'to the west'.
Vakarų kultūra daro didelį poveikį šiuolaikiniam pasauliui.
Western culture has a significant impact on the modern world.
In this sentence, "vakarų" refers to 'Western' in the context of culture or regions associated with the Western world.
Šiandien skaitėme pasaką apie Vakarų vėją.
Today we read a tale about the West Wind.
Here, "vakarų" describes the wind originating from the west, integrating into a narrative or metaphorical context.
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