No. 963 in Russian
сторон
"Сторон" is the genitive plural form of "сторона," meaning "sides" or "aspects."
In a sentence
Он взглянул на ситуацию с другой стороны.
He looked at the situation from another side.
'стороны' is used to refer to a 'side' as a perspective or point of view.
В этом доме живут люди со всех сторон света.
In this house live people from all corners of the world.
'сторон' represents 'sides' in the context of geographic directions or areas.
Эта одежда хороша с практической стороны.
These clothes are good from a practical side.
'стороны' here denotes an aspect or characteristic of the subject.
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