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Preposition

obsolete

(obsolete) Next to, near (still used in some place names).

Japanese Meaning

（古語的用法）～のそばに、近くに位置する / 地名などで用いられる、近隣や付近を示す表現

The old oak stands le the riverbank, its roots clinging to the soil.

その古い樫の木は川岸のそばに立ち、根が土にしがみついている。

Sense（1）

(obsolete) Next to, near (still used in some place names).

Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham near an old Roman road.