Baltic

[bawl-tik]

adjective

of, near, or on the Baltic Sea.

of or relating to the Baltic States.

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

noun

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

Related formstrans-Bal·tic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for baltic

Contemporary Examples of baltic

That the Baltic free air and Riga's welcoming vibe could make her colleagues "too relaxed."
Russia’s Freest Website Now Lives in Latvia
Anna Nemtsova
November 29, 2014
The Russian Air Force also flew additional sorties over the Baltic Sea with tactical strike fighters on Oct. 29.
Are Russian Bombers Flying Nuclear Drills Near Europe—Or Just Testing NATO’s Defenses?
Dave Majumdar
October 30, 2014
The bunker, so crucial during the final years of the Cold War in the Baltic, was only declassified in 2003.
The Secret Soviet Power Bunker—in Latvia, a Hiding Place for the Elite
Brandon Presser
September 25, 2014
In the Baltic states, German records indicate that the Einsatzgruppen units killed 218,000 Jews by February 1, 1942.
The Gestapo Still Sets the Bar for Evil
James A. Warren
July 13, 2014
Although it took 21 years after Peter ran away at the battle of Narva, Russia finally got a Baltic coastline.
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself
P. J. O’Rourke
May 11, 2014

Historical Examples of baltic

It is true that then Russia would probably have had no Baltic fleet.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846
Various
The 'Nixa' along the Baltic coast was once, however, much feared by the fishermen.
Storyology
Benjamin Taylor
"By his accent, he's a Baltic Russian," said Thorn very grimly in the darkness.
Invasion
William Fitzgerald Jenkins
The banner of the Prophet should wave from the Pyrenees to the Baltic!
A Short History of Spain
Mary Platt Parmele
But at that time the police were too uniformly successful from the Mediterranean to the Baltic.
A Set of Six
Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for baltic

Baltic

adjective

denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States

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

British informal extremely cold

noun

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

short for Baltic Sea

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

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Word Origin and History for baltic

Baltic

1580s, from Medieval Latin Balticus, perhaps from Lithuanian baltas "white" or Scandinavian balta "straight" (in reference to its narrow entranceway). In German, it is Ostsee, literally "east sea."