Baltic States

American  

plural noun

1. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and sometimes Finland.

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Baltic States British  

plural noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: the Baltics.  the republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which became constituent republics of the former Soviet Union in 1940, regaining their independence in 1991

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Example Sentences

He spent two years studying the role of musical activity in the nonviolent anti-Soviet uprisings of the Baltic States during the Perestroika era, publishing his research in English and Latvian.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The Baltic States are really exposed to the Russians, right? And once you are there, you really feel this... in the talks we are having over there," he said.

From BBC

Whilst countries like Poland and the Baltic States cautioned against getting too close to Moscow – and increased their own defence spending – Berlin under former Chancellor Angela Merkel believed in doing business.

From BBC

According to the Kiel Institute think tank, by percentage of GDP, the Baltic States and Poland are among the highest donors of aid to Ukraine.

From BBC

Russian neighbours - the tiny, former Soviet Baltic States and also Poland - now feel particularly exposed.

From BBC