No. 261 in Polish
pobliżu
"Nearby" or "in the vicinity."
In a sentence
Sklep znajduje się w pobliżu mojego domu.
The store is near my house.
Here, 'w pobliżu' is used as a prepositional phrase to describe the proximity of the store to the speaker's house.
Jest w pobliżu szkoły, więc mogę tam łatwo dojść pieszo.
It is near the school, so I can easily walk there.
In this case, 'w pobliżu' indicates the location of some place (it) relative to the school, showing its immediate vicinity.
W pobliżu parku jest wiele małych restauracji.
There are many small restaurants near the park.
'W pobliżu' here functions to specify the general area relative to the park where the restaurants are located.
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