Baltic
Americanadjective
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of, near, or on the Baltic Sea.
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of or relating to the Baltic States.
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of or relating to a group of languages, as Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian, that constitute a branch of the Indo-European family.
noun
adjective
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denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States
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of, denoting, or characteristic of Baltic as a group of languages
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informal extremely cold
noun
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a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Lithuanian, Latvian, and Old Prussian
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short for Baltic Sea
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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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The three Baltic Republics - Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia - also know Russia pretty well.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Defense planners share the same concern over a potential Russian assault on the Baltic states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
One US official told Politico that the "meeting was primarily to warn Russia against any escalatory action against the Baltic states".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In June, French fighter jets deployed to NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission also shot down a drone in Latvia, marking the first time the alliance's rapid-reaction force has downed a stray drone over the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Just after World War II, beginning in the Baltic port city of Danzig and spreading through central Europe, there was an epidemic of PCP that claimed the lives of thousands of small children.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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