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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Baltic States

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 ● Nov. 7, 2025

"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 ● Jun. 1, 2025

Nordic nations, like the Baltic States, appear to have a more acute sense of the danger.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2024

Seventeen countries have joined Germany’s initiative, including Britain and some Baltic States.

From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

The coalition of the Baltic States, at that time, received the name of the Armed Neutrality.

From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)