eastern

The German word "östlich" is an adjective used to describe something that is located in the east, or is related to the east. It is often used in geographical contexts to describe a direction or location. For example, "Die Stadt liegt östlich von Berlin" means "The city is located east of Berlin". It can also be used in a more abstract sense, such as "östliche Philosophie" which means "eastern philosophy". It is the opposite of "westlich" (western) and is one of the four cardinal directions in German, along with "nördlich" (northern), "südlich" (southern), and "westlich" (western).

Example sentences using: östlich

Die Sonne geht im Osten auf, und das liegt östlich von hier.

The sun rises in the east, and that's to the east of here.

In this example, 'östlich'(east) is used to indicate the direction in which the sun rises, conveying the concept of geographical location.

Wien ist östlich von Salzburg.

Vienna is east of Salzburg.

This sentence uses 'östlich' (east) to explain the relative position of the two Austrian cities, Vienna and Salzburg.

Das Restaurant ist östlich des Parks.

The restaurant is to the east of the park.

Here, 'östlich'(east) is used to provide direction to the location of a restaurant relative to a park.