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Baltic

American  
[bawl-tik] / ˈbɔl tɪk /

adjective

  1. of, near, or on the Baltic Sea.

  2. of or relating to the Baltic States.

  3. of or relating to a group of languages, as Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian, that constitute a branch of the Indo-European family.


noun

  1. the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.

Baltic British  
/ ˈbɔːltɪk /

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States

  2. of, denoting, or characteristic of Baltic as a group of languages

  3. informal extremely cold

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noun

  1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Lithuanian, Latvian, and Old Prussian

  2. short for Baltic Sea

  3. Also called: Baltic Exchange.  an international market for shipbrokers in the City of London: formerly housed in the Baltic Exchange building which was demolished after terrorist bomb damage in 1992

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • trans-Baltic adjective

Example Sentences

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The operation was carried out alongside Belgium's G7, Nordic and Baltic partners and in coordination with France, he added.

From Barron's

Under a mission called La Fayette 26, the Charles de Gaulle will take part in several long-planned Nato exercises in the Baltic and in the Atlantic, off the coast of Norway.

From BBC

No one worked more vigorously or more publicly to restore the independence of Lithuania and the other two Baltic states after 50 years of foreign occupation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Baltic states and Poland have been joined by Finland in the Baltic Drone Wall programme announced in early 2025.

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It was in this city along Poland's Baltic coast where the union leader twisted the arm of the communist authorities.

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