Definition of のほとりに
-
(exp) on the shores of; by the side of (e.g. rivers, ponds)
パリはセーヌ川のほとりにあり、美しい都市です。
Paris, which is on the Seine, is a beautiful city. -
in the neighborhood of; in the neighbourhood of; in the vicinity of; close by; near; by
彼の家は4番街のあたりにある。
His house is somewhere about Fourth Street.